5. 7.
Explanation Example(s)
must had to “You must make up the
test if you were
absent,” the teacher
said.
The teacher said that
we had to make up the
test if we were absent.
6. 7.
Explanation Example(s)
will would George said, “I will
finish the report by
Friday.”
George said that he
would finish the report
by Friday.
8. 7.
Explanation Example(s)
could could Kate asked the boss,
“Could I talk to you
for a minute?”
Kate asked the boss
if she could talk to
him for a minute.
9. 7.
Explanation Example(s)
might might I said “Helen, I might
attend the
conference.”
I told Helen that I
might attend the
conference.
10. 7.
Explanation Example(s)
ought to ought
to
“You ought to spend
more time on the
homework,” the
teacher told me.
The teacher told me
that I ought to spend
more time on the
homework.
11. 7.
Explanation Example(s)
should should “Sarah, you should be
more careful,” Dad
said.
Dad told Sarah (that)
she should be more
careful.
12. 7.
Explanation Example(s)
would would “Would you hold the
door for me?” she
asked.
She asked me if I would
hold the door for her.