الثانية بكالوريا: مراجعة عامة لدرس (Simple Modals) مع تمارين تفاعلية | الإنجليزية مع السيمو

Unit Two Grammar

English Simple Modals

English With Simo

English Modals + Examples

Modal	Meaning	Function	Example
Can	أستطيع	Ability	My brother is very intelligent. He can speak five languages.
Could	كنت أستطيع	Past ability	When I was 10 years old, I could play the piano very well, but now I can't
May	ربما	Possibility	I am not so sure, but if I have some time, I may see you next week.
Might	من المحتمل أن	Probability	The sky is so cloudy this morning, it might rain this afternoon.
Must	من اللازم أن	Obligation	When you see the red light, you must stop your car and wait for the green light
Must	من المؤكد أن	Certainty	This man is always smiling. He must be an optimistic person.
Have to	من الضروري أن	Necessity	You have to come to the meeting. It's very important.
Need to	من الضروري أن	Necessity	We don't have any food in the fridge. We need to go shopping in the afternoon.
Needn't	ليس من الضروري أن	Lack of Necessity	You are fine now. You needn't go to the hospital.
Should	ينبغي أن	Advice	You are very sick. You should go visit a doctor.
Ought to	ينبغي أن	Advice	Students ought to revise their lessons because they have exams.
can't	لا يمكن أن	Prohibition	People can't kiss in public places in our country
mustn't	لا يمكن أن	Prohibition	People mustn't throw waste in the streets.
had to	كان لابد أن	Past obligation	I didn't finish my work on time. That's why I had to stay up late yesterday.

Quiz One

Choose the correct modal auxiliary from the list given (20 points)

	1. People choose one should may can swim and run, but they can't fly like birds.
	2. I think that you choose one should must could revise your lessons because next week you have an exam.
	3. Everybody choose one can must might have a driving licence in order to drive a car.
	4. I am not sure of the exact time, but I choose one should must may come back tomorrow morning.
	5. Muslim people choose one must should mustn't eat or drink during the day in Ramadan.
	6. Couples in Morocco choose one needn't should't can't kiss in public because it's against the social etiquette.
	7. You have been working all day my friend. You choose one must may can be very tired now.
	8. Tomorrow is Sunday, you choose one shouldn't needn't can't wake up early.
	9. Mr. Tom has a very expensive car and big house. He choose one must can't shouldn't be a very rich man.
	10. This boy got a very bad mark in his exam. He choose one mustn't can't may not be an intelligent student.
	11. Yesterday, I didn't have Internet connection, that's why I choose one should had to could go to cyber club to send you an e-mail.
	12. My grandfather choose one had to could can play the piano very well when he was in his twenties.
	13. All people choose one must need to should respect the law in order not to be in trouble.
	14. Students choose one might had to ought to start revising their lessons at least one month before the exam.
	15. You should take an umbrella when you go out because it choose one may can't should rain this afternoon. You never know.
	16. John choose one needn't may not can't go out with you today because he is very sick.
	17. I think that you choose one can't shouldn't should drink too much coffee at night because you will not sleep well.
	18. We couldn't find a good appartment, that's why we choose one had to must can go to a hotel.
	19. Moroccans say that the king Hassan II choose one should can could speak many languages when he was alive.
	20. You are very tired. You choose one should must may go to sleep and relax.