Modal Verbs: can; could; be able to

I. Complete the sentences according to the pattern:

Pattern A: A cat ... climb trees, but it ... fly.

                        A cat can climb trees, but it can’t fly.

1. My sister ... dance, but she ... sing. 2. My brother ... speak French, but he ... speak English. 3. A tiny baby ... cry, but it ... talk. 4. I ... type, but
I ... do shorthand. 5. You  ...  buy stamps at the post office, but you  ... buy shoes there. 6. She ... get to the University by bus, but she ... get there by underground.

Pattern B: I ... meet him today but I ... meet him last night.

                        I can meet him today, but I couldn’t meet him last night.

     1. Olga ... skate now, but she ... skate last winter. 2. She ... help us today, but she ... help us yesterday. 3. Father ... work in the garden this afrernoon, but he ... work on Friday. 4. We ... pay for the radio set this week, but we ... pay for it last week. 5. I ... understand his behaviour now but, I ... undestand it when I was young. 6. John ... play the guitar now, but he ... play the guitar a few years ago. 7. My brother ... read now, but he ... read before he went to school. 8. I ... answer your question yesterday, but I ... answer it now.

     Pattern C: I ... tell you this secret now, but I ... to tell you tomorrow.

I can’t tell you this secret now, but I shall be able to tell

you tomorrow.

1. I ... play chess now, but I ... to play chess this afternoon. 2. I ... help you now, but I ... to help you next week. 3. Jane ... swim very well, but she ... to swim if she trains regularly. 4. Nick ... finish this work in a day or two, but he ... to finish it in a week. 5. The students ... understand this rule now, but they ... to understand it when the teacher explains it. 6. We ... go swimming now, but we ... to go swimming when it gets warmer.  

II. Ask your groupmate:

1. if he/she can read English books in the original; 2. if his/her father can speak any foreign languages; 3. if his/her mother can cook a lot of delicious things; 4. if he/she will be able to come to your place tomorrow;
5. if he/she can invite you to the party; 6. if he/she can play the piano; 7. if he/she could play the piano when he/she was a child; 8. if he/she can translate economic articles without a dictionary.

III. Make the following sentences interrogative and negative:

Pattern : He can speak two foreign languages.

                   С an he speak two foreign languages?

                   He can’t (cannot) speak two foreign languages.

1. She can speak French. 2. He can sleep a little longer on Sunday. 3. He can find this book at the library. 4. Ann can give you good advice. 5. Jane can solve this problem very easily. 6. We can discuss your paper after lunch. 7. He could run a mile in less than five minutes when he was young. 8. He can go for a walk with you. 9. They can do this work themselves. 10. You can use my car.

     IV. Give short and full answers:

1. Can you help me? 2. Will you be able to help me tomorrow? 3. Could you read and write when you went to school? 4. Can you swim? 5. Could you swim when you were a child? 6. Can you speak English fluently?
7. Could you speak English two years ago? 8. Can’t you translate this article into Ukrainian without a dictionary? 9. Can you write with your left hand? 10. Can your father drive?

     V. Answer the following questions:

1. How can you get to the University? 2. Where can the students prepare their lessons? 3. How many new words can you learn every day?
4. Where can you buy some English books? 5. Which of your friends can play tennis? 6. Why can’t your friend help you?

     VI. Complete the disjunctive questions:

1. You can type, ... ? 2. Tom could help you, ... ? 3. Mary couldn’t leave the children alone, ... ? 4. They couldn’t pay the rent, ... ? 5. You will be able to join us later, ... ? 6. George can leave his case here, ... ? 7. Victor can’t speak Spanish, ... ? 8. The children can read French, ... ?

VII. Translate into Ukrainian:

1. I can’t promise anything, but I’ll do what I can. 2. We can’t wear jeans at work. 3. There is someone outside. Who can it be? 4. I thought I could smell something burning. 5. I could drive a car before I left school.
6. She can’t be at home now. 7. You can take the car, if you want. 8. I can imagine how angry he is.

VIII. Change the sentences into the Past and Future Indefinite :

1. We can help you. 2. I can do this work myself. 3. Ann can’t carry that suitcase because it’s too heavy. 4. She can translate this article into English. 5. I can show you the way to the park. 6. They can’t answer your question.

IX. Complete the sentences in your own way:

1. Can you buy ... ? 2. Can you cook ... ? 3. Can you invite ... ? 4. Can you spend your day off ... ? 5. Can we have breakfast ... ? 6. Can you play ... ?  7. Can you get ...?

X. Translate into English:

1. Ви щось бачите? — Ні, я нічого не бачу. 2. Тепер я катаюся на ковзанах набагато краще, ніж минулого року. 3. Я не можу зробити цю роботу зараз, але гадаю, що зможу її зробити через два тижні. 4. Невже це правда? Не може бути, щоб він уже приїхав. 5. Ви граєте на роялі? — На жаль, не вмію, але я дуже хотіла б навчитися. 6. Я не можу відпо­вісти на друге запитання, але я зможу відповісти на нього, як тільки вивчу текст. 7. Невже твій брат знає французьку мову? — Так, він віль­но розмовляє французькою мовою. Коли ми приїхали в Париж, він зміг вести переговори з фірмами без перекладача. Ми можемо зустрітися з ним по обіді.

 

Modal Verbs: may; might

 

XI. Give short and full answers:

1. May I keep your book till Monday? 2. May I work in your room when you are away? 3. May I look some words up in the dictionary? 4. May I park my car here for a couple of hours? 5. May we cross the street when the light is red? 6. Please may I borrow your dictionary? 7. May I have a week’s holiday? 8. May I invite my friend to join us?

XII. Translate into Ukrainian:

1. You may ring me up if you need my help. 2. He may be busy getting ready for the trip. 3. You may come if you wish. 4. You may go there by train. 5. He may have missed the train. 6. Oxford may have changed a lot in recent years, but it’s still a beautiful city. 7. I’ll write today so that he may know when to expect us. 8. Might I use your phone? 9. Honestly, you might have told me! 10. She may know about it.

XIII. Ask your teacher:

1. if you may come in; 2. if you may ask her/him a question; 3. if you may look through your notes; 4. if you may look up a word in the dictionary; 5. if you may have a break; 6. if you may go home earlier.

     XIV. Translate into English:

1. Можна нам іти додому? — Так. 2. У мене не було із собою грошей. Я міг би купити цей словник. 3. Я можу дістати квитки зазда­легідь. 4. Якби він поспішив, то міг би встигнути на поїзд. 5. Я дам йому свої вправи, щоб він їх перевірив. 6. Вона, можливо, напише вам сама про це. 7. Він міг би навідатися до мене. Адже він знає, що я хворий. 8. У всякому разі ти могла б написати мені хоч кілька слів. 9. Дивно, що їх тут немає. Можливо, вони забули про нашу зустріч і вже пішли додому. 10. Він запитав мене, чи може взяти мій словник. 11. Може, завтра буде дощ. 12. Я не задоволена вашою відповіддю. Ви могли б відповідати краще.

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