Modal Auxiliary Verbs: Exercise Fill in the blanks with appropriate modal auxiliary verbs Each question is followed by four suggested answers Choose the most appropriate one He is afraid to speak, lest he ……………………… be laughed at a) would b) should c) can d) could He said he ………………………… not come a) would b) should c) can d) ought Had I seen you, I ……………………… have come a) would b) should c) ought d) can He ……………………… swim across the river when he was young a) could b) can c) might d) should He told me that he ……………………… not help me a) could b) can c) ought d) shall ……………… you live long! a) may b) might c) shall d) should If I had studied medicine I ……………………… have become a doctor a) will b) would c) can d) may I ………………… have arrived in time, if I had not lost my way a) could b) can c) may d) shall I …………………… very much like to see my old classmates a) will b) would c) should d) might 10 We ……………………… not hurry, we have got plenty of time a) should b) need c) must d) would Answers b) should a) would a) would a) could a) could a) may b) would a) could b) would 10 b) need Stay on top of your writing! Download our grammar guide from www.englishgrammar.org to stay up-to-date Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)