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Level: intermediate
Category: grammar
Topic: using modal verbs

Using Modal Verbs

Read the sentences and write one sentence to describe the situation using a modal verb.

Lee las frases y escribe una frase con un verbo modal para describir la situación.

Example: Ted said he was going to work. He hasn't arrived yet.
Ted may be stuck in traffic.

  1. Jack eats to much and he never exercises. He also smokes.
  2. Alice told me she would like to come to the party but she isn't sure.
  3. Paul painted those beautiful paintings of villages in the Pyrenees.
  4. Sam needs our help with those boxes. They're very heavy.
  5. Dan's eyesight is very bad. He needs glasses to read.
  6. Don't touch that plant with the shiny leaves. It will make you itch.
  7. It's impossible to get to Australia except by boat or plane.
  8. Lighting fires in the forest in the summer is prohibited.
  9. Pandit is fluent in several languages of India.
  10. I don't think Carla is the best choice for the job.

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Created:  2006-06-24
Updated:  2007-02-21

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