1. Modals

2. 1. You ___ see the ocean from our bedroom window. A. can B. should C. would 2. I ___ run fast when I was young. A. can B. might C. could

3. 3. ___ you wait a moment? A. Might B. Should C. Can 4. My brother's wife is going to the movie tomorrow. ___ you like to go with her? A. Would B. Should C. Do

4. 5. Where is Scott? He ___ be in the office. I am not sure. A. would B. may C. must 6. Where is Eli? I am not sure. He ___ be in his office, I suppose, but he is not usually there at this time. A. could B. should C. must

5. 7. Lincoln went to Roy's house last night. There was no one home. He ___ have gone out. A. could B. must C. should 8. There ___ be another rise in the price of gas soon. A. should B. could C. must

6. 9. Tom thinks that our company ___ do something about our office. It is too small. A. would B. could C. should 10. The doctor said I ___ give up smoking. A. must B. may C. would

7. 1. Yes! The correct answer is A. We use 'can' (do) to say that something is possible or that someone has the ability to do something. The negative is 'can't' (cannot). Another example: 'Can you speak any foreign languages?'

8. 2. Yes! The correct answer is C. We use 'could' when someone had the general ability to do something in the past. Another example: 'My grandfather could speak five languages.'

9. 3. Yes! The correct answer is C. We use 'can' or 'could' when we ask someone to do something (request). Another example: 'Would you do me a favor?'

10. 4. Yes! The correct answer is A. We use 'would' (you like) when we offer or invite someone to do something. Another example: 'Would you like a cup of coffee?' NOT 'do you like'.

11. 5. Yes! The correct answer is B. We use 'may' or 'might' (be) when we don't know for sure. Here we are looking for Scott. Nobody knows for sure where he is, but we offer some suggestions. In other words, perhaps he is in the office.

12. 6. Yes! The correct answer is A. We use 'could' instead of 'may' or 'might' because the possibility is smaller here. Another example: I can't find George anywhere. He could be playing tennis.'

13. 7. Yes! The correct answer is B. For the past we use 'must have' (done) and 'can't have' (done) Another example: 'The phone rang, but I didn't hear it. I must have been asleep'.

14. 8. Yes! The correct answer is B. We use 'could' to talk about possible future hapennings. In other words, here it is possible that there will be an increase in the price of gas. Another example: 'Why doesn't Ingrid apply for the job? She could get it.'

15. 9. Yes! The correct answer is C. We often use 'should' when we ask for or give an opinion about something. Often we use 'I think', 'I don't think', 'do you think?'. Another example: 'I don't think you should work so hard.'

16. 10. Yes! The correct answer is A. The modal 'must' has similar meanings to 'should' and 'ought', but is stronger or more definite. Here it is likely that the person will follow the doctor's order. Teacher Marcos