Before you do this exercise on the different functions that are expressed by modal verbs,you’d better download a chart on mdals here: http://englishbrahim.wordpress.com/category/modals/
What does each of the sentences below express ?
1- “tomorrow,I may have a party with my friends” ………
2- “Last night I invited my friend to lunch,but Petter was absent.He might have gone to the cinema” …………………………….
3- “Next week,You will have a test in grammar” ……………
4- “could you possibly give me your copybook,I have to copy a lesson”. a- …………………………… b-…………………………………
5- “Every student must have a book and a dictionary” ………
6- “Last week Jamila had to be absent because she was repairing her bicycle” ……………………
7- “Would you allow me to get out for a while, teacher?” ………
8- “may I open this window?” …………………………………………………
9- “Last year I never revised my lessons.It was a shame.
I should have taken care of my lessons” …………
10- “all of you should respect your teachers and parents” …………
11- “you should have visited your friend when he had a celebration” …………
12- “Rashid always get excellent grades in English.
She must speak it very well” ……………
13- “David had the first mark in his school last year.
He must have prepared for the exam well” …………
14- “tomorrow,the weather might/may/could/can rain” ……………
15- “Rashid was absent yesterday,he could have had a problem with the administration” ……………
16- “shall we play another game?” ………………
17- “Meriam can speak seven languages” ……………
18- “When I was at university, I could read a lot of pages in one day” …………………………………
19- “Are you able to swim?”………………………….”Yes I am able to swim” ……………………………………
20- “In yesterday’s match Messi was able to score two goals” ………………………………………..………
21- “ I must revise my lessons” ………………
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