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CAN – CAN’T - COULD – COULDN’T - DIDN’T NEED TO - MUST – MUSTN’T - NEEDN‘T 

1. You’ve got plenty of time. You __________________  hurry. 
2. There’s a knock at the door. I’m expecting Paul . It  __________________   be him. 
3. I can’t get my phone to work. It __________________   be out of order 
4. __________________  I ask you a question ?
 5. That was excellent work. But I __________________   do it without you.
 6. She __________________   be 35. She looks older than that. 
7. I __________________   go to work on Saturdays. It’s my day off. 
8. Tom has given me a letter to post. I __________________   forget to post it. 
9. Ann stayed  in bed this morning  because she __________________   go to work. 
10. He __________________   play chess when he was young.
 11. You __________________   drive a car when you’re 18. 
12. Jack spends the whole day just walking around. He __________________    have a job. 13. When I was in school I __________________   do a hand stand, but now I’m too old. I __________________    do one any more. 
14. My mother keeps telling me that we __________________   wash our hands before we sit down at the dinner table.
 15. You __________________    forget to turn off the lights when you go to bed. 
16. When I was a child I __________________   understand adults, now that I’m an adult I __________________   understand children. 
17. Sally looks sad and worried . She __________________   have a problem with something. 
18. __________________   I see your passport please. 
19. He’ sees very badly, so he __________________    wear glasses all the time. 20. I __________________   take a taxi because the bus was on time. 
21. He owns a very expensive house. He __________________   be a rich person. 
22. I __________________    swim well when I was a child. I even won the school championships. 23. You __________________   go to the grocery store. We have some milk in the fridge.
 24. I __________________   find my keys. I probably left them at my mother’s place.
 25. You __________________   buy the tickets. I got two for free from dad.
 26. She __________________   speak so rudely to her parents. 
27. The teacher always tells us we __________________   cheat during a test. 
28. I __________________   stop laughing. The joke was so funny. 
29. I  __________________   look at you. You’re so dirty. What were you up to ? 
30. __________________    you turn down the volume ? – It’s too loud. 
  


KEY 

1. You’ve got plenty of time. You NEEDN’T   hurry. 2. There’s a knock at the door. I’m expecting Paul . It  MUST   be him. 3. I can’t get my phone to work. It MUST   be out of order 4. CAN  I ask you a question ? 5. That was excellent work. But I COULDN’T   do it without you. 6. She CAN’T   be 35. She looks older than that. 7. I NEEDN’T   go to work on Saturdays. It’s my day off. 8. Tom has given me a letter to post. I MUSTN’T   forget to post it. 9. Ann stayed  in bed this morning  because she DIDN’T NEED TO   go to work. 10. He COULD   play chess when he was young. 11. You CAN   drive a car when you’re 18. 12. Jack spends the whole day just walking around. He CAN’T    have a job. 13. When I was in school I COULD   do a hand stand, but now I’m too old. I CAN’T    do one any more. 14. My mother keeps telling me that we MUST   wash our hands before we sit down at the dinner table. 15. You MUSTN’T    forget to turn off the lights when you go to bed. 16. When I was a child I COULDN’T   understand adults, now that I’m an adult I CAN’T   understand children. 17. Sally looks sad and worried . She MUST   have a problem with something. 18. CAN   I see your passport please. 19. He’ sees very badly, so he MUST    wear glasses all the time. 20. I DIDN’T NEED TO   take a taxi because the bus was on time. 21. He owns a very expensive house. He MUST   be a rich person. 22. I COULD    swim well when I was a child. I even won the school championships. 23. You NEEDN’T go to the grocery store. We have some milk in the fridge. 24. I CAN’T   find my keys. I probably left them at my mother’s place. 25. You DIDN’T NEED TO   buy the tickets. I got two for free from dad. 26. She MUSTN’T   speak so rudely to her parents. 27. The teacher always tells us we MUSTN’T   cheat during a test. 28. I COULDN’T   stop laughing. The joke was so funny. 29. I  CAN’T   look at you. You’re so dirty. What were you up to ? 30. CAN/COULD    you turn down the volume ? – It’s too loud.