Modal Auxiliary Verbs Exercise

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate auxiliary verb.

1. Anybody ……………………. join the club if they want to. (can / shall / may)

2. If I hadn’t injured my ankle, I ……………….. have won. (could / can / will)

3. She ………………… come in the afternoon. (may / could / would)

4. It was such a dangerous place to go skiing and you ………………… have killed yourself. (could / would / should)

5. If you weren’t coming, you ………………….. told me. (should / would / might)

6. If you had invited him, he …………………. have come. (would / should / shall)

7. You ………………. regret this. (shall / may / can)

8. The hall …………………… seat sixty people. (can / may / shall)

9. She …………………. be here soon if she started in the morning. (can / should / would)

10. ‘We went skiing last month.’ ‘That ……………………… have been nice.’ (must / could / would)

Answers

1. Anybody can join the club if they want to.

2. If I hadn’t injured my ankle, I could have won.

3. She may come in the afternoon.

4. It was such a dangerous place to go skiing and you could have killed yourself.

5. If you weren’t coming, you should have told me.

6. If you had invited him, he would have come.

7. You shall regret this.

8. The hall can seat sixty people.

9. She should be here soon if she started in the morning.

10. ‘We went skiing last month.’ ‘That must have been nice.’