Modal verbs - answers

4A - Modal verbs - exercises

ANSWERS:

1-
a) B
b) A
c) A
d) B
e) C
f) C

2-
must stay
mustn't go
needn't stay
mustn't do
must drink
needn't eat
must take

3-
a) may be
b) must have left
c) can't / must go
d) A: Can you
B: can / must be
e) needn't

4-
a) prohibition
b) necessity
c) deduction
d) necessity
e) deduction

5-
a) Deduction in the past.
b) The action wasn't necessary, but it was done nevertheless.
c) The action was not necessary and not done.
d) Request (polite form).
e) A successful completed action in the past.
f) The action was not completed.

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