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Additional exercises

Complete B's sentences using can/could/might/must/should/would +the verb in brackets. In
some sentences you need to use have: must have ... / should have ... etc. In some sentences
you need the negative (can't/couldn't etc.).

1 a: i'm h u n g ry.
b : But you've just had lunch. You c W t be hungry already, (be)

2 a : I haven't seen our neighbours for ages.
b : No. They must Have gone away, (go)
3 a: What's the weather like? Is it raining?

b: Not at the moment, but it .... Later, (rain)
4 a: Where's Julia?

b : I'm not sure. She ............................. ..................... out. (go)
5 a: I didn't see you at Michael's party last week.
b : No J had to work that night, so I . (go)

6 a: I think I saw you at Michael's party last week.
b: No, you ........................................... me. I didn't go to Michael's party, (see)
7 a: What time will we get to Sue's house?

b : WelL, it takes about one and a half hours, so if we leave at 3 o'clock, we
.......................................................... there by 4.30. (get)
8 a: When was the last time y o u saw Bill?

b: Years ago. I h im if I saw h im now. (recognise)
9 a: Did you hear the explosion?
b: What explosion?

a: There was a loud explosion about an hour ago. You it. (hear)
10 a: We weren't sure which way to go. In the end we turned right.
b: You went the wrong way. You ..................................................... left, (turn)

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Put the verb into the correct form.

1 If you found, a wallet in the street, what would you do with it? (you/find)
2 I must hurry. My friend will be annoyed if I’m not on time. (I/not/be)

3 I didn't realise that Gary was in hospital. If I d..known. he was in hospital, I would have gone
to visit him. (I / know)
4 If the phone . ............., can you answer it? (ring)

5 I can't decide what to do. What would you do if ... .... in my position?
(you / be)
6 a : What shall we do tomorrow?

b: Well, if a nice day, we can go to the beach, (it / be)
7 a : Let's go to the beach.
b: No, it's too cold. If ............ warmer, I wouldn't mind going, (it / be)

8 a: Did you go to the beach yesterday?
b: No, it was too cold. If warmer, we might have gone, (it / be)
9 If .... enough money to go anywhere in the world, where would you go?

(you / have)
10 I'm glad we had a map. I'm sure we would have got lost if
one. (we / not / have)

11 The accident was your fault. If .............................................. more carefully, it wouldn't
have happened, (you / drive)
12 a: Why do you read newspapers?

b: Well, if................................ ... newspapers, I wouldn't know what was happening
in the world. (I/not/read)

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