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Modal                  Use                            Example sentence

                would         for polite request          Would you help me carry this bag?

                              for past habits             She would play for long hours with her dolls.

                shall         offer                       Shall I help you carry the bag?

                ought to      for advice                  You ought to ride your bike carefully.

                              for obligation              We ought to save our rivers.

                might         for possibility             It might rain today.




             A.  Fill in the blanks with the appropriate modals.

                   1.  It                    rain today.

                   2.                      I take your pen?

                   3.  The train                      be late.

                   4.  I                    cross the river.

                   5.  He                      lead you to the hall.

                   6.  Plants                     not grow on this soil.

                   7.  Students                      respect their teachers.

                   8.  Flight tickets                     be expensive soon.

                   9.  Players                      exercise regularly.

                  10.                      we play another game of carrom?

                  11.  They                      be travelling all over the country.

                  12.  It seems difficult, but we                     reach our destination before dusk.

                  13.  The boxer                       be able to reach the semifinals at least.

                  14.  ‘                   you leave that cat alone?’ shouted the naughty
                      boy’s mother.

                  15.  I                    get up early tomorrow because my homework
                      is incomplete.

                  16.  She is still sleeping. She                     be feeling lazy.


                  17.                      I take this medicine now or before going to bed?


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