Modal Verbs – English Grammar Test for A1
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(a) He can swim very fast.
(b) He can swims very fast.
(c) He cans swims very fast.
2 She musts go now.
(a) She must go now.
(b) She must going now.
(c) She musts going now.
3 I don’t can play the piano.
(a) I can’t play the piano.
(b) I not can play the piano.
(c) I doesn’t can play the piano.
4 We must to wear uniforms.
(a) We must wear uniforms.
(b) We musts wear uniforms.
(c) We must wearing uniforms.
5 Can you to help me?
(a) Can you help me?
(b) Can you helps me?
(c) Can you helping me?
6 They shoulds eat more fruit.
(a) They should eat more fruit.
(b) They should eating more fruit.
(c) They shoulds eating more fruit.
7 He mays come tomorrow.
(a) He may come tomorrow.
(b) He may coming tomorrow.
(c) He mays coming tomorrow.
8 We don’t must be late.
(a) We mustn’t be late.
(b) We don’t musts be late.
(c) We doesn’t must be late.
9 She coulds run fast when she was a child.
(a) She could run fast when she was a child.
(b) She could running fast when she was a child.
(c) She coulds running fast when she was a child.
10 Must I to finish it today?
(a) Must I finish it today?
(b) Must I finishing it today?
(c) Must I to finishing it today?
11 He can to drive a car.
(a) He can drive a car.
(b) He can drives a car.
(c) He can driving a car.
12 We should to be polite.
(a) We should be polite.
(b) We should being polite.
(c) We shoulds be polite.
13 They mights be late.
(a) They might be late.
(b) They might being late.
(c) They mights being late.
14 I couldn’t to sleep last night.
(a) I couldn’t sleep last night.
(b) I couldn’t sleeping last night.
(c) I couldn’t to sleeping last night.
15 May I to ask a question?
(a) May I ask a question?
(b) May I asking a question?
(c) May I to asking a question?
16 You musts stop here.
(a) You must stop here.
(b) You must stopping here.
(c) You musts stopping here.
17 She can sings well.
(a) She can sing well.
(b) She can sang well.
(c) She can singing well.
18 We must not to park here.
(a) We mustn’t park here.
(b) We must not park here.
(c) Both (a) and (b) are correct.
19 He shoulds go to the dentist.
(a) He should go to the dentist.
(b) He should goes to the dentist.
(c) He should going to the dentist.
20 You don’t can smoke here.
(a) You can’t smoke here.
(b) You doesn’t can smoke here.
(c) You not can smoke here.
21 They has to wear a helmet.
(a) They have to wear a helmet.
(b) They has to wearing a helmet.
(c) They have to wears a helmet.
22 He mustn’t to be late.
(a) He mustn’t be late.
(b) He must not to be late.
(c) He mustn’t to being late.
23 She mights call you later.
(a) She might call you later.
(b) She might calling you later.
(c) She mights calling you later.
24 We coulds see the stars last night.
(a) We could see the stars last night.
(b) We could seeing the stars last night.
(c) We coulds seeing the stars last night.
25 Can he to play football?
(a) Can he play football?
(b) Can he playing football?
(c) Can he plays football?
26 You must to listen carefully.
(a) You must listen carefully.
(b) You must listening carefully.
(c) You musts listen carefully.
27 They should not to waste water.
(a) They shouldn’t waste water.
(b) They should not waste water.
(c) Both (a) and (b) are correct.
28 I may to borrow your pen?
(a) May I borrow your pen?
(b) I may borrow your pen?
(c) Both (a) and (b) are correct.
29 He coulds play the guitar.
(a) He could play the guitar.
(b) He could playing the guitar.
(c) He coulds playing the guitar.
30 You don’t have got to pay now.
(a) You don’t have to pay now.
(b) You not have to pay now.
(c) You don’t has to pay now.
Answer
1 (a) – Modal verbs never take “-s”.
2 (a) – “must” doesn’t change form.
3 (a) – Negative = “can’t,” not “don’t can.”
4 (a) – “must” is followed by base verb.
5 (a) – Questions with modal verbs don’t use “to.”
6 (a) – No “-s” after “should.”
7 (a) – “may” doesn’t change form.
8 (a) – Correct negative is “mustn’t,” not “don’t must.”
9 (a) – “could” is base form, no “-s.”
10 (a) – “must” + base verb.
11 (a) – “can” + base verb.
12 (a) – “should” + base verb.
13 (a) – “might” doesn’t take “-s.”
14 (a) – “couldn’t” + base verb.
15 (a) – “May” + base verb.
16 (a) – “must” doesn’t change form.
17 (a) – “can” + base verb (no “-s”).
18 (c) – Both “mustn’t park” and “must not park” are correct.
19 (a) – “should” + base verb.
20 (a) – Correct negative = “can’t.”
21 (a) – Plural subject → “have to.”
22 (a) – “mustn’t” + base verb.
23 (a) – “might” doesn’t change form.
24 (a) – “could” + base verb.
25 (a) – “Can” + base verb.
26 (a) – “must” + base verb.
27 (c) – Both short form “shouldn’t” and full “should not” are correct.
28 (c) – Both polite forms are acceptable.
29 (a) – “could” doesn’t take “-s.”
30 (a) – Correct = “don’t have to.”