Modal + base form

 


Putting It into Practice:  Power Edit

 

Test your skills on what we've learned so far in this unit.


The following sentences are from ESL students' writing. Find and correct each problem with modals.

Check your answers when you are done.

1.  ... you can't depend on anybody ...

2.  People ...were never afraid that something bad could happen ...

3.  I can't get there until 3:35 ... (past tense: I couldn't get there until 3:35.)

4.  There are many things that we can't do well when we are in a hurry.

5.  The lab supervisor said that I would begin work in January.


 

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