Modal Verbs - Unit 16

LOS 200 EJERCICIOS CON RESPUESTAS PREFERIDOS POR LOS HISPANOPARLANTES

EXERCISE A

Make suggestions. Use COULD.

Example:   Where should we go for our vacation? (Venezuela)  We could go to Venezuela.
 

1.

What should we have for dinner tonight? (fish)  .

2.

When should we go and see Tom? (on Friday)   .

3.

What should I give Ann for her birthday? (a book)  .

EXERCISE B

Use COULD HAVE. Answer the questions in the way shown. 

Example:  
 "Did you go to the movies?"
"No. We could have gone to the movies, but we decided not to."
 

1.

"Did you go to the concert last night?"
"No. We  ".

2.

"Did John take the exam?"
"No. He  ".

3.

"Did you buy a new car?"
"No. I   ".
 

 

EXERCISE C

Write sentences with COULD or COULD HAVE.

Examples:  
 She doesn't want to stay with Linda.  But she could stay with Linda.
She didn't want to stay with Linda.  But she could have stayed with Linda.
 

1.

He didn't want to help us.  But he  .

2.

He doesn't want to help us.  But he  .

3.

They don't want to lend us any money.  But  .

4.

She didn't want to have anything to eat.  .

EXERCISE D

READ THIS INFORMATION ABOUT KEN:

Ken doesn't know any Spanish.
Ken is very rich and generous.
Ken was sick on Friday night. 

Ken doesn't know anything about machines.
Ken can't drive.
Ken was free on Monday afternoon.

A lot of people wanted Ken to do different things last week, but they couldn't contact him. So he didn't do any of these things. Say whether he could have done or couldn't have done these things (if he had known).

Example:  
His aunt wanted him to drive her to the station.
He couldn't have driven her to the station (because he can't drive).
 

1.

Ann wanted him to come to a party on Friday night.
He  because  .  

2.

Jim wanted him to play tennis on Monday afternoon.
He  .  

3.

Sue wanted him to translate a Spanish newspaper article into English.
He  because  .  

4.

Jack wanted Ken to lend him $20.
.  

5.

Ken's mother wanted him to fix her washing machine.
because  .  
 

 

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