Модальные глаголы и их эквиваленты

Упражнение 43. Исправьте ошибки в предложениях:

1. I would like to can go abroad more.

2. She must to do it now.

3. You can have not the cheque now.

4. I must go into the office last weekend.

5. I‟m sorry to must tell you this.

6. I don‟t can type.

7. Could you telling me the time?

Упражнение 44. Выберите подходящий вариант из предложенных:

1. Do you can/Can you come to the meeting next week?

2. I can come/I can to come to the meeting next week.

3. I won‟t can’t/be able to come to the meeting next week.

4. Sorry that I didn’t could/couldn’t come to the meeting last week.

5. Sorry that I wasn’t able to/I wasn’t able come to the meeting last week.

6. Do you will/Will you show me how to log on to the network?

7. What we can do/can we do?

8. I hope to can/to be able to fly directly to Dusseldorf.

9. I must speak/I must to speak with Mr Reiner yesterday.

10. I managed to/I could speak to Mr Reiner yesterday.

11. The hotel was OK, but I managed to/could hear a lot of noise from the street.

12. I managed to/could take a boat trip on Lake Leman when I was in Geneva.

*Упражнение 45. Заполните пропуски словами: can, can‟t, could, couldn‟t, to be able to:

1. I‟m afraid I _______ help you at the moment.

2. I don‟t think I‟ll _______ come to the meeting.

3. The negotiations broke down because we _______ agree on the price.

4. I _______ see you were having problems, so I didn‟t interrupt.

5. If you _______ make a firm order today, we should _______ ship by Friday.

6. I find Portuguese very difficult. I _______ understand it, but I _______ speak it.

7. Sorry, I _______ see you next week, but I might _______ make the week after.

8. A: Will you _______ go to the training seminar?

B: No, I _______ – I‟m very busy.

9. I‟m sorry I _______ come to your talk yesterday. I had to sort out a problem.

10. I _______ ski really well when I was in my twenties, but now I’m out ofpractice.

Упражнение 46. Заполните пропуски словами: could или managed to:

1. After a lot of discussion we _______ strike a deal.

2. He was a brilliant linguist and _______ speak over a dozen languages fluently.

3. I thought I was going to miss the plane but I _______ get to the airport on time.

4. When I was younger I _______ run several kilometers without feeling tired.

5. She _______ find a good job despite her lack of formal qualifications.

6. When we lived near the beach we _______ go swimming every day.

7. She _______ have left me a message – how was I supposed to know?

Упражнение 47. Заполните пропуски подходящими словами: had to, didn‟t have to, couldn‟t, should have, shouldn‟t have:

“I (1) _______ traveled on the 10 am flight, but when I got to the airport they told me that the flight was overbooked and I (2) _______ catch a later flight. Then at the check-in desk they told me that I (3) _______ take both my bags as hand luggage, so I (4) _______ let one of them go in the hold, which was very annoying as I had my diary in it, and it delayed me by nearly an hour at baggage reclaim at the other end. When I got on the plane I wanted to use my laptop, but of course I (5) _______ until after take off. The flight attendant told me to turn it off and said that I (6) _______ known not to use it. To be honest I‟d just forgotten, and he (7) _______ been so rude. Mr, it was quite late when I finally left Lagos airport, so it was lucky I (9) _______ traveled with that airline – they have a lot of problems with overbooking. And my company was paying for the flight so I (10) _______ choose the cheapest option.”

Упражнение 48. Выберите подходящие варианты из предложенных:

1. Look at those clouds. I think it can/must/might rain.

2. That‟s impossible. It can’t be/mustn’t be/may not be true.

3. Well done! You may be/must be/might be very pleased.

4. Next Thursday is a possibility. I might be/can’t be/must be free in the afternoon.

5. I‟m not sure. I must not be/may not be/won’t be able to get there in time.

6. That can’t be/mustn’t be/may not be David. He‟s away at the conference.

7. Lisa isn‟t at her office. She can be/must be/mustn’t be on her way here.

8. Lisa hasn‟t arrived yet. She should be/can be/can’t be here soon.

9. There‟s someone in reception. It can be/could be/mustn’t be the engineer.

10. Sorry, I can’t/may not/might not come to your presentation. I‟m busy that afternoon.

11. I‟m not sure where Sue is. She could be/must be/can be at lunch.

12. I‟ve looked everywhere for Sue. She could be/must be/can be at lunch.