Might, Should, Must

Modal verbs that set how likely, or how necessary, something is

Lesson 11
Spicy

Name

Date

Chef Polpetta

One modal per verb. Choose its strength on purpose, then have, never of, if you need the past.

Tick the right one

aHe must of paid the bill.He must have paid the bill.how sure?

bShe may have left already.She may of left already.how sure?

cIt might could work.It might work.how sure?

dWe ought to of booked.We ought to have booked.how sure?

Find the 6 mistakes

Dear customers. By Saturday we will of finished painting the café, and the new sign should of gone up by then. The bigger tables might could seat six more of you, and you may of noticed the smell of fresh basil already. Polpetta says the mayor must of course cut the ribbon, and he might will bring the town band too. Book early because the seats could of sold out by Friday, and nobody wants to miss the first cannoli.

One of after a modal in here is doing honest work. Find it before you circle anything.

Write the corrections here

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Name

Now you write

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a The same warning twice, once with might, once with must:

b A modal and an adverb of possibility, perhaps, maybe, in one sentence:

c A past possibility: modal + have + participle:

Help Polpetta

Chef Polpetta

I improved my forecast. It might could rain, so the picnic must of moved inside. Double modals are doubly clear, no?

Tell him why both parts are wrong, and rewrite the forecast with the right strength.

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