Mastering Modal Verbs: Examples and Usage

Modal Verb Examples and Usage

Jane could visit Switzerland next year. I may take Spanish lessons. They must be home by now. James can’t be eighteen yet! The weather might be sunny tomorrow. Mrs. Smith can’t have left home. She might have gone to stay with her mother. Mr. Smith may have committed a crime. He must have buried something in the garden. He could have won the lottery. He must have bought a new car. Mr. Smith might have murdered his wife. She must be at home. She can’t be Janet—she’s in America. She must think I’m stupid. I must look silly in this coat. They must have a lot of money.

You don’t have to take a jacket. You should see a dentist. You must not talk during the exam. You must not park here. You should study harder. He must go to the police station twice a week. Tom can speak Spanish. He was allowed to go to the party. That can’t be our plane. You don’t have to take a thick coat. I should have paid for half of the meal. Jake may be in his room. We might not see them at the weekend. I may go to the concert. Bringing up children must not be easy. You don’t have to come. He should give up smoking. Students must not eat chewing gum in class. We had to turn off the mobile phone. I couldn’t cook when I was younger.

I should have studied more. He must have finished the exercise. They didn’t have to reserve the tickets. Ridley Scott can’t have directed this film. You should have written more words. You shouldn’t have gone to that party. She could have run faster. It must have been a disaster. The government shouldn’t have applied all those economic measures. Your boyfriend can’t have started smoking.

Jane could visit Switzerland next year. I may take Spanish lessons. They must be home by now. James can’t be eighteen yet! The weather might be sunny tomorrow. Mrs. Smith can’t have left home. She might have gone to stay with her mother. Mr. Smith may have committed a crime. He must have buried something in the garden. He could have won the lottery. He must have bought a new car. Mr. Smith might have murdered his wife. She must be at home. She can’t be Janet—she’s in America. She must think I’m stupid. I must look silly in this coat. They must have a lot of money.

You don’t have to take a jacket. You should see a dentist. You must not talk during the exam. You must not park here. You should study harder. He must go to the police station twice a week. Tom can speak Spanish. He was allowed to go to the party. That can’t be our plane. You don’t have to take a thick coat. I should have paid for half of the meal. Jake may be in his room. We might not see them at the weekend. I may go to the concert. Bringing up children must not be easy. You don’t have to come. He should give up smoking. Students must not eat chewing gum in class. We had to turn off the mobile phone. I couldn’t cook when I was younger.

I should have studied more. He must have finished the exercise. They didn’t have to reserve the tickets. Ridley Scott can’t have directed this film. You should have written more words. You shouldn’t have gone to that party. She could have run faster. It must have been a disaster. The government shouldn’t have applied all those economic measures. Your boyfriend can’t have started smoking.

Jane could visit Switzerland next year. I may take Spanish lessons. They must be home by now. James can’t be eighteen yet! The weather might be sunny tomorrow. Mrs. Smith can’t have left home. She might have gone to stay with her mother. Mr. Smith may have committed a crime. He must have buried something in the garden. He could have won the lottery. He must have bought a new car. Mr. Smith might have murdered his wife. She must be at home. She can’t be Janet—she’s in America. She must think I’m stupid. I must look silly in this coat. They must have a lot of money.

You don’t have to take a jacket. You should see a dentist. You must not talk during the exam. You must not park here. You should study harder. He must go to the police station twice a week. Tom can speak Spanish. He was allowed to go to the party. That can’t be our plane. You don’t have to take a thick coat. I should have paid for half of the meal. Jake may be in his room. We might not see them at the weekend. I may go to the concert. Bringing up children must not be easy. You don’t have to come. He should give up smoking. Students must not eat chewing gum in class. We had to turn off the mobile phone. I couldn’t cook when I was younger.

I should have studied more. He must have finished the exercise. They didn’t have to reserve the tickets. Ridley Scott can’t have directed this film. You should have written more words. You shouldn’t have gone to that party. She could have run faster. It must have been a disaster. The government shouldn’t have applied all those economic measures. Your boyfriend can’t have started smoking.