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PET - Modal verbs (ability and possibility)

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  • Correct the sentence: It can rain later so don't forget your umbrella.
    It may/might/could...
  • Correct the sentence: David might cook really well. I particularly like his pasta dishes.
    Davod can...
  • Correct the sentence: Don't call Steve because he couldn't want to see you.
    He may not/ might not...
  • Correct the sentence: Suzie can join us this evening, but we're not sure.
    Suzie could/may/might...
  • Paul ... speak Chinese when he was a child.
    may not
    can't
    could
    might
  • You ... easily get lost in this town, so be careful.
    couldn't
    can
    may not
    can't
  • Correct the sentence: We couldn't come to see you later because we have a lot of homework.
    We can't (ability)/ We might or may not (possibility)
  • Correct the sentence: We may often hear our neighbours arguing late at night
    We can...
  • Correct the sentence: Years ago you might see the sea from our house, but now there's another house in front of ours.
    You could...
  • He ... come tonight because he's still at work.
    may not
    could not
    might
  • ... I go to the toilet, please? (polite)
    Might
    Can
    May
  • Jackie ... play the piano because he has never learnt how to..
    might
    can
    can't
    may not
  • Correct the sentence: Might you read and write when you were five years old?
    Could you write when you were five years old?
  • Winters in Minnesota ... be really cold.
    can
    might
    may
    could