WRITE THE CORRECT MODAL VERB: BE ABLE TO / CAN IN THEIR

CORRECT VERBAL TENSE.

1. Last week we ________________________ swimming, this week we cant.
(Can / to go)
2. Maybe the Smiths ________________________ a new house next year. (Can
/ to build)
3. If you try hard, you _________________________ your examinations. (Can /
to pass)
4. When I was five, I __________________________________. (Not can /
swim)
5. Dennis ________________________ the trumpet after four months. (Can /
to play)
6. Luke has passed his driving test, now he _______________________ a car.
(Can / to drive)
7. I ___________________________ to him on the phone for three weeks last
month. (Not can / to speak)
8. Alex ____________________________ his homework when his desk is in
such a mess. (Not can / to do)
9. They were so busy, they _______________________________ me a text
message. (Not can / to write)
10. Lisa ___________________________ her dress. She can wear it again. (Can /
to clean)

TURN THE GIVEN SENTENCES INTO AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE OR

INTERROGATIVE ONES. THE PHRASES BEHIND, THE GIVEN SENTENCES,
TELL YOU WHAT TO DO.
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Olivia can play the guitar. (Negative sentence)

Can the girls play hockey? (Affirmative sentence)
Richard can play the trumpet. (Interrogative sentence)
Can she write with her left hand? (Affirmative sentence)
He can write good stories. (Negative sentence)
Alex can write exciting articles. (Interrogative sentence)
Henry can cook spaghetti. (Interrogative sentence)
They can cook well. (Negative sentence)
Can Carol cook chili con carne? (Affirmative sentence)

PUT IN DONT HAVE TO / DOESNT HAVE TO INTO THE GAPS.

1. He __________________________ work in the evening.
2. We _________________________ go shopping.
3. The friends _______________________ get up early.
4. Mandy _____________________________ read the instructions.
5. You ____________________________ do the project.
6. I _____________________________ play the guitar.
7. They __________________________ carry the buckets.
8. She ______________________________ was my T-shirt.
9. Mum _____________________________ make sandwiches.
10. Frank and Joel ___________________________ draw a picture.

PUT IN NEEDNT / MUSTNT INTO THE GAPS.

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I ________________________ take the umbrella. It wont rain.

I ________________________ cross this bridge. Its closed.
We ______________________ be late. The train will leave in 10 minutes.
You ______________________ hurry. We have plenty of time.
You ______________________ smoke in here. Its forbidden. Look at that
sing.
6. We have enough diesel, so we _________________________ stop here.
7. You __________________________ come if you dont want to.
8. They _________________________ do the washing up, they have a
dishwasher.
9. You ___________________________ show this e-mail to anyone else. Ill
trust you.
10. They students ___________________________ forget their homework.

ERROR TEXT
Hello,
My name is Susan. I'm forteen and I life in Germany. My hobbys are go to discos, sometimes
I hear music in the radio. In the summer I go bathing in a lake. I haven't any brothers or
sisters. We take busses to scool. I visit year 9 at my school. My birthday is on Friday. I hope I
will become a new guitar.
I'm looking forward to get a e-mail from you.
Yours,
Susan

CHOOSE EITHER THE POSSESSIVE PRONOUN OR THE POSSESSIVE

DETERMINER.
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Whose is this bike? It is really _________________? (Him / his)

Is he __________________ teacher? (your / yours)
Hey Ron! This is not ______________ car. ___________ is red. (our / ours)
Lisa broke ____________________ left leg. (her / hers)
___________________ friend lives in a big house, but _______________ is
much bigger. (Mine / my) (Theirs / them)
6. Is this Emilys room? Yes, its ____________! (Her / hers)
7. I lost _______________ pen in the library. Can I have one of _____________?
(Mine / my) (your / yours)
8. Stop! These sweets are all _________________. (mine / my)
9. Did you forget to do __________________ homework yesterday? No, I
didnt. I did ______________ homework. (your / yours) (mine / my)
10. Are these really ________________ shoes? Yes, these are ______________
shoes. They are not ____________. (you / your) (my / mine) (you / yours)