Fill in the gaps with modal verbs .

In few sentences you may

need to put a modal perfect;
1. There are plenty of tomatoes in the fridge.
You _____________buy any.
2. Its a hospital. You ______________________ smoke here.
3. He had been working for more than 11 hours.
He_________________ be tired after such hard work.
He_______ prefer to get some rest.
4. I speak Arabic fluently when I was a child and we lived
in Morocco. But after we moved back to Canada, I had
very little exposure to the language and forgot almost
everything I knew as a child. Now, I__________ just say
a few things in the language.
5. The teacher said we_____________read this book as it is
optional.But we neednt read it if we _____________want
to.
6. ___________you stand on your head for more than a
minute? No, I __________
7. If you want to learn to speak English fluently,
you _____________to work hard.
8. Take an umbrella. It __________rain.
9. You______________ leave small objects lying around.
Such objects_________be swallowed by children.
10.
People______________walk on the grass.
11.
Drivers __________stop when the traffic lights are
red.
12.
__________________ I ask you a question. Yes, you
__________,
13.
You ________________take your umbrella with you
as the clouds are clear.
14.
___________you speak Italian? No I____________.
15.
He_____________be French. His French is terrible.
16.
The kids are calm today. They
____________________be tired.
17.
Although Laura was hungry, she didnt eat
anything, so I dont think she ____________liked the
food.
18.
The phone is ringing. It _____________-be Mary. She
promised she would call.

19.
I didnt know you needed help. You
________________ called me.
20.
I am so tired. I think I ___________take a week off.
21.
Nancy ____________be on holiday. I just met her at
the supermarket sometime ago
22.
He_____________run fast when he was young but
now he is a champion at school.
23.
They left London at three o'clock so
they ______ be here by now.
24.
This is the most important thing - you _______
forget to take the food out of the oven at seven
o'clock.
25.
What _____ you do in my situation? I need your
advice.
26.
You _______ smoke here. It's a no-smoking area.
27.
_____ I have a quick word with you? Something
important has happened.
28.
This is a hospital. People are resting, so you ______
be quiet.
29.
I'm not going to pay five pounds for a coffee. You
____ be joking!