Fill in the gaps with a modal verb 1. You fall asleep at the wheel. 17. Can I borrow your bike tomorrow? 2. You feed the cat, he's not hungry. 18. Dad, you smoke so much, it's bad for you. 3. Can you help me move the furniture? 19. Sir, do I have a suggestion? I agree 4. If you're still waiting, then leave. 20. We're not sure about tomorrow, but we're going to the beach. 5. The fire spread quickly, but everyone managed to escape, 21. I arrived home at eleven in the evening because I work late. 6. The fish swims, but does not fly. 22. She hates getting up early. 7. My grandfather was very smart, he spoke four languages. 23. If you go to the city, you will definitely go shopping. 8. I'm hungry. "Don't worry, I'll make you a sandwich." 24. Take an umbrella with you, it won't rain. Ver 9. You're shouting, I can hear you. 25. Do you think you'll tell your teacher what happened? 10. She has a fever, she won't go for a walk today, she'll stay in bed. 26. Children leave school early tomorrow. 11. Mary keeps crying, she has a problem. 27. You drive so fast that we are not late. 12. I think you'll take the train, it's faster than the bus. 28. Are we going to the mountains? - No, let's go for a swim. 13. "Am I inviting you to the next dance?" 29. You can only smoke in the dining room, you smoke in this room. 14. Don't wait for me. I 'm staying in town for the night. 30. You leave medicines in places where children can get them . 15. The milkman added water to the milk. 16. The boy fell into the river, but we saved him.

To fill in the gaps with a modal verb, let's analyze each sentence and determine the appropriate modal verb to use: 1. You fall asleep at the wheel. - **Should** you fall asleep at the wheel. 2. You feed the cat, he's not hungry. - You **need** to feed the cat, he's not hungry. 3. Can you help me move the furniture? - **Will** you help me move the furniture? 4. If you're still waiting, then leave. - If you're still waiting, then you **can** leave. 5. The fire spread quickly, but everyone managed to escape. - The fire spread quickly, but everyone **was able to** escape. 6. The fish swims, but does not fly. - The fish **can** swim, but does not fly. 7. My grandfather was very smart, he spoke four languages. - My grandfather was very smart, he **could** speak four languages. 8. I'm hungry. "Don't worry, I'll make you a sandwich." - I'm hungry. "Don't worry, I **will** make you a sandwich." 9. You're shouting, I can hear you. - You're shouting, I **can** hear you. 10. She has a fever, she won't go for a walk today, she'll stay in bed. - She has a fever, she **won't** go for a walk today, she'll stay in bed. 11. Mary keeps crying, she has a problem. - Mary keeps crying, she **must** have a problem. 12. I think you'll take the train, it's faster than the bus. - I think you **should** take the train, it's faster than the bus. 13. "Am I inviting you to the next dance?" - "Shall" I invite you to the next dance? 14. Don't wait for me. I'm staying in town for the night. - Don't wait for me. I **am** staying in town for the night. 15. The milkman added water to the milk. - The milkman **must** have added water to the milk. 16. The boy fell into the river, but we saved him. - The boy fell into the river, but we **managed to** save him. 17. Can I borrow your bike tomorrow? - **May** I borrow your bike tomorrow? 18. Dad, you smoke so much, it's bad for you. - Dad, you smoke so much, it's **bad to** you. 19. Sir, do I have a suggestion? I agree. - Sir, **might** I have a suggestion? I agree. 20. We're not sure about tomorrow, but we're going to the beach. - We're not sure about tomorrow, but we **will** go to the beach. 21. I arrived home at eleven in the evening because I work late. - I arrived home at eleven in the evening because I **have to** work late. 22. She hates getting up early. - She **hates** getting up early. 23. If you go to the city, you will definitely go shopping. - If you go to the city, you **will** definitely go shopping. 24. Take an umbrella with you, it won't rain. - Take an umbrella with you, it **won't** rain. 25. Do you think you'll tell your teacher what happened? - Do you think you **will** tell your teacher what happened? 26. Children leave school early tomorrow. - Children **will** leave school early tomorrow. 27. You drive so fast that we are not late. - You drive so fast that **we won't** be late. 28. Are we going to the mountains? - No, let's go for a swim. - Are we going to the mountains? - No, let's **shall** go for a swim. 29. You can only smoke in the dining room, you smoke in this room. - You **should** only smoke in the dining room, you smoke in this room. 30. You leave medicines in places where children can get them. - You **should not** leave medicines in places where children can get them. These are the correct modal verbs to fill in the gaps for each sentence.