Fill in the blanks using MUST, CAN’T, MAY, MIGHT, COULD, SHOULD, SHOULDN’T and the PAST
FORMS of them !

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!
1. Sally looks worried . She a problem with something (HAVE).
2. Bob at school because I haven’t seen him all day (BE).
3. I you the money. Why didn’t you ask me (LEND)
4. Mr Travis hasn’t come to work yet. He has never been late for work. He the bus (MISS).
5. She knew everything about our plans. She to our conversation
(LISTEN)
6. A: Will you come to my birthday party tomorrow afternoon ?
B : I’m sorry but I because I have to look after my sister. (COME)
7. Timmy is a very good boy. He isn’t naughty, so he CAN’T HAVE BROKEN that window.
Somebody else it (BREAK 2X)
8. The street is wet this morning . I’m not sure but it last
night (RAIN).
9. She ING like an angel when she was a child (SING)
10. A : I talked to your science teacher yesterday.
B : You to her because she wasn’t at school yesterday. (TALK)
11. Mrs White bought a new fur coat ! - She the lottery (WIN).
12. He came home alone yesterday. You him do that ; he MIGHT lost. (LET, GET)
13. He read the message but he it (UNDERSTAND)
14. The singer has got a sore throat so she CAN’T SING at the concert (SING)
15. It Jack I saw in the park yesterday, but I’m not sure about it (BE).
16. We can’t wait any longer. Something at once (DO).
17. Everyone shouted in fear. They very afraid (BE).
18. A : I’m afraid Ted is watching TV again.
B : He TV because his room is completely silent and dark. He . (WATCH, SLEEP)
19. I can’t find my book . I on the bus (LEAVE)
20. She stupid. She teaches maths at the university (BE)
21. She to school. It’s Saturday (GO).
22. You were stupid to go skiing here. You a leg (BREAK)
23. He looked so tired when I saw him. He so hard (WORK)
24. Tom this because it is in French and Tom doesn’t know French.
(WRITE)