BBC Learning English Quiznet Modal auxiliary verbs She's lived in Tokyo for five years now so she _ Japanese fluently a) could speaks b) can speak c) could spoke d) can speaks I'm not sure what we'll tomorrow We a picnic if the weather is nice a) might having b) might to have c) might have d) might will have You really _ smoking It's so bad for you a) should give up b) ought to give up c) must give up d) Any of the above They're always going on exotic holidays They _ be really rich a) can't b) may c) must d) might A: Is that Simon over there? B: No, it _ Simon He's on holiday in Spain just now a) can't be b) might be c) can be d) should be It's after o'clock Lights out! You _ be fast asleep by now, _ you? a) shouldn't / should b) should / shouldn't c) should / should d) shouldn't / shouldn't Quiznet © BBC Learning English 2009 Page of bbclearningenglish.com ANSWERS: She's lived in Tokyo for five years now so she _ Japanese fluently a), c) and d) The form isn't correct Try again b) This is the right answer Well done! I'm not sure what we'll tomorrow We a picnic if the weather is nice a), b) and d) The correct form is modal + bare infinitive (infinitive without 'to') Try again c) This is correct Let's hope it's perfect picnic weather tomorrow then! You really _ smoking It's so bad for you a), b) and c) This is correct but there are other options that are correct too d) This is the right choice Well done! They're always going on exotic holidays They _ be really rich a), b) and d) You need a different modal auxiliary verb to show you're certain they are very wealthy c) This is the right answer Well done! A: Is that Simon over there? B: No, it _ Simon He's on holiday in Spain just now b), c) and d) You need a different modal auxiliary verb to show that you're certain it isn't Simon a) Correct – this means you are certain the man you're looking at isn't Simon It's after o'clock Lights out! You _ be fast asleep by now, _ you? a) These two words are the wrong way round b) This is the right answer Well done! c) The first answer is right but the second one isn't d) The second answer is right but the first one isn't Try the quiz online: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1320_modals Quiznet © BBC Learning English 2009 Page of bbclearningenglish.com ... the quiz online: http://www .bbc. co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1320_modals Quiznet © BBC Learning English 2009 Page of bbclearningenglish.com