Task 1. Put in the gaps the correct modal verb: can, could, have to, must.

1. Kelly count when she was six.
2. My brother ___ send the invitations if he wants his friends to come.
3. They get on the train right now because they are late.
4. Sam understand the task because he has a headache.
5. I win the competition because I have been preparing for this the whole year.
6. My mum is very tired. She … go to bed earlier.
7. The teacher says we … pay more attention to our pronunciation.
8. Jack’s room is in mess. He … tidy it.

Task 2. Rewrite the sentences using the correct modals: may/might, must, can’t, could .

1. Sam usually phones her little sister. I suppose he will phone her today.
2. She doesn’t know if she meets her teacher.
3. We don’t think the plane arrives on time in such bad weather.
4. My dad doesn’t think that the situation is so difficult.
5. Students are not sure if the teacher is still at school.
6. Maybe our parents will give us some good advice.
7. It’s certain that your cousins are of the same height.
8. Nick promised to buy a cake.

I could drink milk in my childhood, now I can't

I couldn't read books on Spanish when I was 10, now I can

I could make birds from origami last year, now I can't

I couldn't drive a car when I was 13, now I can

I could eat onion when I was a child, now I can't

I couldn't have experience things in my childhood, bow I can

I could sleep with teddy bear when I was 7, now I can't

I couldn't use a computer when I was 9, bow I can

I could climb on trees in my childhood, now I can't

I couldn't earn money in my childhood, now I can

1) Liz was dusting the furniture when she broke a vase.

2) Irene was playing with a kitten while her mother was speaking to her friend.

3) The students were listening attentively while the professor was giving a lecture.

4) When Den returned home his little sister was watching some cartoons on TV.

5) While Martin was playing the guitar, the girls were singing.

6) I was waiting for a bus when Frank stopped his car at the bus stop.

7) Sam and Vicky were speaking to the waiter when we came into the café.

8) While the doctor was writing some prescription, Tim was taking the temperature.

9) The boys were fighting when I came up to them. 10) You were having lunch while I was discussing this question with the boss.