5 April 2016
11 January 2016
have to - don't have to
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
13 January 2012
13 January 2009
Modal Verbs
17 December 2008
Exercise: Modal Verbs
Exercise 1: can, could, be able to
Exercise 2: can, could, may, might
Exercise 3: can, could, may, might
Exercise 4: Modal Verbs of Deduction
Exercise 5: don't have to, mustn't
Exercise 6: had better, would rather
Exercise 7: have something done
Exercise 8: make, let, allowed to
Exercise 9: Modal Verbs of Obligation
Exercise 10: need, needn't, should
Exercise 11: used to, be/get used to
Source: perso.wanadoo.es
10 December 2008
Shall - Had better - May - Have got to

shall
future action - I shall be there by 8:00
suggestions - Shall we begin dinner?
volunteering, promising - I shall make the travel arrangements. There's no need to worry.
had better
recommendation - People should unplug toasters before they clean them.
desperate hope, warning - The movie had better end soon. They had better be here before we start eating.
may
possibility - Jack may get upset if you don't tell him the truth.
give permission - You may leave the table when you finish your dinner.
request permission - May I make a phone call?
have got to
necessity - People have got to be on time if they want to get a seat in the crowded theater.
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Source:
englishgrammarsecrets.com
27 May 2008
Exercises for the 4th Test

Fill in to be able to instead of can
1 I am sorry, but I (not, can) to help you next week.
2 If it stopped raining, we (can) go swimming.
3 The door was locked, so I (not, can) get in.
4 If I were a magician, I (can) do my homework by magic.
5 Summer is coming, so we (can) go swimming soon.
6 Last week Sally (buy) a bicycle because Granny had given her money.
7 You (can) do the Maths homework yesterday? – No, it was too difficult.
8 I (not, can) come to the cinema with you, I have to study for the English test..
Fill in to have to instead of must
9 Yesterday I (must) stay at school until half past four.
10 If it rains, the children (must) play inside.
11 Aunt Jenny (must) clean the birdcage every day.
12 Yesterday Uncle Bill (must) clean the birdcage because Aunt Jenny was ill.
13 If it gets colder, we (must) switch on the central heating.
14 If I lost my my wallet, I (must) buy another one.
Form sentences with to be allowed to - nicht dürfen
15 Why don’t you drive the car?
16 Why didn’t you visit me yesterday?
17 Why didn’t Jim eat the cake?
18 Why doesn’t the cat sleep on your bed?
19 Why won’t Sally go to the cinema?
20 Why haven’t you been to the party?
For the answers click here21 April 2008
You & Me - Unit 13: Magic

Test 1: Dialogue
Exercise 2: Dialogue with video
Test 2: Dialogue with video
Exercise 3: Vocabulary in Context
12 March 2008
Practice makes perfect

Some more online-exercises to practise for the Test:
should - could (able to)
Vocabulary - Ghosts
Vocabulary - Science Fiction
Study and change: Sports and Games
Source: schule.at
More exercises for the 3rd Test
1 This road is _____________ than the one we took before (bad).
2 That plane was the _______________ (latest/last) model before the factory was closed down.
3 Where is the _______________ (nearest/next) supermarket? I am in a hurry.
4 At dinner I had to sit _______________ (next/nearest) to Aunt Emily.
5 What is the _____________ way to the doctor's? - Take the __________ street on the right and go straight on (next/nearest).
6 Any ______________ (farther/further) questions?
7 Joe is my _____________ (older/elder) brother.
8 At the doctor's: Who's ______________ (nearest/next)?
9 It cost _______________ (little) money that I had expected.
10 Hope for the ___________ (good) and prepare for the __________________ (bad).
11 The postman came _______________ (latter/later) than usual.
12 This is the _______________ (latest/last) news.
13 The patient slept badly; ____________ (bad) than the night before.
14 This is his ________________ novel; we hope it won't be his ________ (last/latest)
15 Who has got the ________________ (few) mistakes?
16 By car it is two miles to Windsor. By train it is ________________ (farther/further).
17 I met her _______________ (last/latest) night at the party.
18 I feel really ill. Can you show me the ___________ (next/nearest) way to the doctor's?
19 For __________________ (further/farther) information ask at the office.
20 What is the ____________ (last/latest) fashion in dresses?
Adverb - Adjective
1 She explained everything ___________________ (friendly).
2 Smoking is __________________ (real)__________ (bad) for your health.
3 This is a ______________ (useful) and ______________ (easy) exercise. I hope you can ______________ (easy) fill in the ______________ (correct) forms.
4 Some farmers keep their cows in _________________ (extreme) __________(small) spaces.
5 Terrie is a ______________ (pretty) girl. She also sings _________ (pretty).
6 The teacher seems to be ________________ (angry). I heard him shout ________ (loud)
7 It is ____________ (terrible) ____________ (cold) today.
8 Put the _______ (fresh) vegetables in the fridge, please.
9 The sausage looks _________ (good) but does not smell ___________ (nice)
10 The students are _______ (real)_________ (good) and they work _________ (extreme)
____________ (hard).
11 Do you feel _____________ (happy) at school?
12 Your story sounds _____________ (strange). Is it really _____ (true)?
13 When the burglar heard the voice, he turned round _____________ (quick) and looked ______________ (angry) at the policeman.
14 This is an _________________ (extreme) ____________ (fast) car.
15 Lots of people were __________________ (bad) hurt in the accident.
must - have to/ need not - don't have to
1 Er musste nicht lernen.
2 Musst du lernen? (mit "do")
3 Musstest du lernen?
4 Ich musste nicht lernen.
5 Ich werde nicht lernen müssen.
6 Er musste lernen.
7 Werden wir lernen müssen?
8 Muss er lernen? (mit "does")
9 Wir müssen nicht lernen (2 forms)
10 Wir müssen lernen.
11 Wird sie lernen müssen?
12 Werde ich lernen müssen?
13 Ihr musstest nicht lernen.
14 Ihr müsst nicht lernen.
15 Du wirst nicht lernen müssen.
16 Wir werden lernen müssen.
17 Müssen sie lernen?
18 Ihr musstet nicht lernen.
19 Du musst lernen.
20 Ich musste lernen.
Key: Comparison/Adverb-Adjective/must - need not
9 March 2008
Exercises for the 3rd Test

Hi folks,
Here are some exercises for you. Print them out, fill in the correct forms and check by pressing "Key".
Adverb - Adjective
1
This is an _________(easy) but ________________(useful) exercise. I hope you can
fill in the _______________ (correct) forms.
2
Percy is rather _________ (intelligent). It is _________(real) surprising that he
is such a _____________ (careless) driver. He should drive more ______________
(careful).
3
Do the girls dance ______________ (good)? - No, they all dance ___________ (bad).
4
Klaus has attended (besucht) classes ________________ (regular) and now he speaks
English _____________(fluent - flüssig). Sometimes it is not ____________ (easy) to
understand what he says because he speaks so ______________ (terrible) ____________
(fast). His pronunciation (=Aussprache) is quite ___________ (correct).
5
Miles is not _________ (bad) at French, but he does his homework very ________
(slow). Sometimes, however, when he wants to go swimming, he is ___________
(surprising = überraschend) _______________(quick).
6
He seemed to be _____________ (angry). I heard him speaking ____________ (excited =
aufgeregt) to his son.
7
She drank the milk ________ (quick) and said that it tasted _________ (good).
8
The young lady looked ________________ (beautiful) in her new dress. Only her hair
smelt __________________ (strong) of some cheap perfume.
9
If the minister was _____________ (wrong) informed, it looks ____________ (bad) for
the government.
10
At first her story sounded ______________ (strange) to us.
11
Does she feel ____________ (happy) at the university? - Of course, she does; but
she does not study really ____________ (hard).
12 This cake looks _____________ (delicious) but it tastes ____________ (awful).
13
It is ______________ (terrible) _______________ (hot) today. This steak does not
smell ___________ (good). You should have put in in the refrigerator.
14
When the burglar (Einbrecher) heard the voice he turned round _______________
(quick) and looked _____________ (furious) at the policemen. He looked
____________ (dangerous) in his rage (= Wut).
Key: Adverb - Adjective
Modal Verbs
must not - need not
1 Sally _____________ stay up late. She is tired.
2 People ________________ cross the street when there is a zebra-crossing nearby.
3 You ________________ wash the car. I have already washed it.
4 We ______________ take an umbrella. It has stopped raining.
5 You _____________ eat anymore. You'll get too fat.
6 You ________________ take the tablets anymore; they are not good for you.
7 You _______________ smoke in the theatre.
8 He _______________ hurry: there is plenty of time (= genug Zeit).
9 You _____________ lend him the money; he has won in the lottery.
10 You ________________ lend him the money; you will never get it back.
11 You ____________________ eat more if you don't want to.
12 You ___________________ drink so much whisky.
13 You _____________________ drive so fast. There's a speed limit here.
14 Visitors ______________ feed the animals in the zoo.
15 You ____________ help me now. I'm fine.
Key: must not - need not
can/could - to be able to
1 Last year I ____________________________(not go) to Scotland, but I __________________ (go) there next year.
2 Last year my little sister _______________________ (not walk).
3 Next year little Andrew _______________________ (swim).
4 I _____________________ (repair) my car (Present Tense).
5 I am sure he ___________________ (pass) the test (Will-Future).
6 They ____________________ (open) the door (Past Tense).
7 ________________________________ (you, do) your homework? (Will-Future).
8 I ________________________ (help) him (Past Tense).
9 ____________________________ the boys (repair) the bike? (Past Tense)
10 In six years I _____________________(drive) a car. (Will-Future).
11 I _____________________ (bake) a cake. (Present Tense).
12 ____________________________ (iron) the blouse? (Present Tense)
Key: can/could - to be able to
17 February 2008
Modal Verbs - Exercises (must, need, have to)

Exercise 1:
Fill in "mustn't or needn't
Exercise 2
Fill in "didn't have to - needn't have to"
Exercise 3
Fill in "don't have to - mustn't"
Exercise 4
Fill in "have to, must, must not"
Source: smic.be
Source: Englishclub
Source: University of Victoria
29 January 2008
Modal Verbs - have to
HAVE TO
Have to / Has to = it is necessary
Don't have to / Doesn't have to = it isn't necessary
| Affirmative Sentences | Subject | Modal | Verb | Examples | |
| a NECESSITY: | I you we they | have to | clean get pick up have eat go work | I have to clean my room. You have to get a new book. We have to pick up the laundry. They have to have a notebook. | |
| he she it | has to | He has to eat dinner now. She has to go to work now. It has to work. | |||
| Negative Sentences | Subject | Modal | Verb | ||
LACK OF NECESSITY: | I you we they | don't have to | work do clean eat work go be | I don't have to work on Saturday. You don't have to do that. We don't have to clean the car. They don't have to eat pizza. | |
| he she it | doesn't have to | He doesn't have to work She doesn't have to go today. It doesn't have to be that way. | |||
| Questions | Do | Subject | Modal | Verb | Examples |
Do | I you we they | have to | clean get pick up have eat go work | Do I have to clean my room? Do you have to get a new book? Do we have to pick up the laundry? Do they have to have? a notebook | |
| Does | he she it | Does he have to eat? Does she have to go to work now? Does it have to work? | |||
30 October 2007
Modal Verbs - can/be able to

Exercise 1
Present Tense - am - is - are + (not) + able to
Exercise 2
Past Tense - was - were + (not) + able to
Exercise 3
Will-Future - will + (not) + be able to
Source: KiCo4U

