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Practise ability, obligation, permission, deduction and modal perfects in 12-question rounds.","Modal Verbs Game","Choose the modal that matches the meaning, then check its form.",{"questions_per_round":21,"lives":22,"seconds_per_question":23},12,3,15,[25,37,46,51,58,66,74,79,84,91,99,103,108,114,122,126,131,138,150,155,160,166,173,177,182,187,195,199,204,209,220,224,229,240,247,252,257,266,273,277,282,291,297,301,306,311,318,322],{"id":26,"difficulty":27,"format":28,"prompt":29,"rule":30,"tag":31,"options":32,"answer":33},"mv-001","easy","multiple-choice","I ___ swim; I learned when I was six. (ability)","Can expresses present ability.","ability",[33,34,35,36],"can","must","should","may",{"id":38,"difficulty":27,"format":39,"prompt":40,"rule":41,"tag":42,"answer":43},"mv-002","gap-fill","You ___ (not \u002F smoke) here; the sign says it is prohibited.","Mustn't expresses prohibition.","prohibition",[44,45],"mustn't","must not",{"id":47,"difficulty":27,"format":48,"prompt":49,"rule":50,"tag":31,"answer":8},"mv-003","right-or-wrong","She can speak Spanish fluently.","Can + base verb expresses an ability.",{"id":52,"difficulty":27,"format":48,"prompt":53,"rule":54,"tag":55,"answer":56,"correction":57},"mv-004","He can speaks French.","A modal is followed by the base verb, without -s.","modal-form",false,"He can speak French.",{"id":59,"difficulty":27,"format":28,"prompt":60,"rule":61,"tag":62,"options":63,"answer":34},"mv-005","You ___ wear a seat belt; the law requires it.","Must expresses a strong obligation here.","obligation",[34,64,33,65],"might","would",{"id":67,"difficulty":27,"format":39,"prompt":68,"rule":69,"tag":70,"answer":71},"mv-006","You ___ (rest) if you feel ill. (advice)","Should or ought to gives advice.","advice",[72,73],"should rest","ought to rest",{"id":75,"difficulty":27,"format":48,"prompt":76,"rule":77,"tag":78,"answer":8},"mv-007","May I open the window? asks for permission.","May I...? is a polite way to request permission.","permission",{"id":80,"difficulty":27,"format":48,"prompt":81,"rule":82,"tag":55,"answer":56,"correction":83},"mv-008","She must to leave now.","Must takes the bare infinitive leave, without to.","She must leave now.",{"id":85,"difficulty":27,"format":28,"prompt":86,"rule":87,"tag":88,"options":89,"answer":64},"mv-009","It ___ rain later; the forecast is uncertain. (possibility)","Might expresses an uncertain possibility.","possibility",[64,34,90,35],"can't",{"id":92,"difficulty":27,"format":39,"prompt":93,"rule":94,"tag":78,"answer":95},"mv-010","___ I borrow your pen? (polite permission; one word)","May, can and could can introduce a permission request.",[96,97,98],"May","Can","Could",{"id":100,"difficulty":27,"format":48,"prompt":101,"rule":102,"tag":70,"answer":8},"mv-011","You should drink water after exercise.","Should gives advice.",{"id":104,"difficulty":27,"format":48,"prompt":105,"rule":106,"tag":55,"answer":56,"correction":107},"mv-012","They might comes tomorrow.","Might is followed by the base form come.","They might come tomorrow.",{"id":109,"difficulty":27,"format":28,"prompt":110,"rule":111,"tag":31,"options":112,"answer":90},"mv-013","I ___ drive yet; I have not learned. (lack of ability)","Can't expresses a lack of ability.",[90,44,113,64],"shouldn't",{"id":115,"difficulty":27,"format":39,"prompt":116,"rule":117,"tag":62,"answer":118},"mv-014","We ___ (leave) now; the last bus is in five minutes. (necessity)","Must, have to and need to can express necessity.",[119,120,121],"must leave","have to leave","need to leave",{"id":123,"difficulty":27,"format":48,"prompt":124,"rule":125,"tag":78,"answer":8},"mv-015","Could you help me, please? is a polite request.","Could you...? makes a polite request.",{"id":127,"difficulty":27,"format":48,"prompt":128,"rule":129,"tag":55,"answer":56,"correction":130},"mv-016","You should to call your friend.","Should takes the base verb without to.","You should call your friend.",{"id":132,"difficulty":133,"format":28,"prompt":134,"rule":135,"tag":42,"options":136,"answer":44},"mv-017","medium","You ___ enter this room; staff only. (prohibition)","Mustn't means it is forbidden.",[44,137,64,35],"don't have to",{"id":139,"difficulty":133,"format":39,"prompt":140,"rule":141,"tag":142,"answer":143},"mv-018","You ___ (not \u002F bring) food; lunch is provided. (no obligation)","Don't have to, don't need to and needn't mean there is no obligation.","no-obligation",[144,145,146,147,148,149],"don't have to bring","do not have to bring","needn't bring","need not bring","don't need to bring","do not need to bring",{"id":151,"difficulty":133,"format":48,"prompt":152,"rule":153,"tag":154,"answer":8},"mv-019","She had to leave early yesterday because of an emergency.","Had to expresses past necessity.","past-obligation",{"id":156,"difficulty":133,"format":48,"prompt":157,"rule":158,"tag":42,"answer":56,"correction":159},"mv-020","You don't have to park here; the sign says NO PARKING.","Don't have to means optional; mustn't means prohibited.","You mustn't park here; the sign says NO PARKING.",{"id":161,"difficulty":133,"format":28,"prompt":162,"rule":163,"tag":164,"options":165,"answer":34},"mv-021","He ___ be at home: his car is outside and the lights are on. (strong deduction)","Must can express a strong positive deduction.","deduction",[34,64,90,35],{"id":167,"difficulty":133,"format":39,"prompt":168,"rule":169,"tag":164,"answer":170},"mv-022","She ___ (not \u002F be) at home: she is standing beside me now. (strong negative deduction)","Can't expresses a strong negative deduction.",[171,172],"can't be","cannot be",{"id":174,"difficulty":133,"format":48,"prompt":175,"rule":176,"tag":88,"answer":8},"mv-023","We may need more time; we are not sure yet.","May expresses uncertainty or possibility.",{"id":178,"difficulty":133,"format":48,"prompt":179,"rule":180,"tag":154,"answer":56,"correction":181},"mv-024","I musted work late yesterday.","Use had to for past obligation; must has no ordinary past form.","I had to work late yesterday.",{"id":183,"difficulty":133,"format":28,"prompt":184,"rule":185,"tag":70,"options":186,"answer":35},"mv-025","You ___ tell her the truth; it is my advice, not an order.","Should gives advice rather than an absolute command.",[35,34,90,64],{"id":188,"difficulty":133,"format":39,"prompt":189,"rule":190,"tag":191,"answer":192},"mv-026","When I was five, I ___ (swim) across this pool. (past ability)","Could or was able to can describe general past ability.","past-ability",[193,194],"could swim","was able to swim",{"id":196,"difficulty":133,"format":48,"prompt":197,"rule":198,"tag":142,"answer":8},"mv-027","You needn't pay; admission is free.","Needn't means there is no need to pay.",{"id":200,"difficulty":133,"format":48,"prompt":201,"rule":202,"tag":55,"answer":56,"correction":203},"mv-028","She might to come after lunch.","Might takes a base verb without to.","She might come after lunch.",{"id":205,"difficulty":133,"format":28,"prompt":206,"rule":207,"tag":70,"options":208,"answer":35},"mv-029","The road is icy; drivers ___ slow down. (advice)","Should gives advice about safer behaviour.",[35,64,33,65],{"id":210,"difficulty":133,"format":39,"prompt":211,"rule":212,"tag":142,"answer":213},"mv-030","I ___ (not \u002F finish) today; the deadline is next week. (no obligation)","No obligation can use don't have to, don't need to or needn't.",[214,215,216,217,218,219],"don't have to finish","do not have to finish","needn't finish","need not finish","don't need to finish","do not need to finish",{"id":221,"difficulty":133,"format":48,"prompt":222,"rule":223,"tag":78,"answer":8},"mv-031","Could I ask a question? is a polite request for permission.","Could I...? can politely ask permission.",{"id":225,"difficulty":133,"format":48,"prompt":226,"rule":227,"tag":55,"answer":56,"correction":228},"mv-032","He can to solve the puzzle.","Can takes the base verb without to.","He can solve the puzzle.",{"id":230,"difficulty":231,"format":28,"prompt":232,"rule":233,"tag":234,"options":235,"answer":236},"mv-033","hard","She ___ forgotten the meeting; she never arrived. (uncertain past possibility)","Might have + participle expresses a possible past explanation.","modal-perfect",[236,237,238,239],"might have","must have","can't have","should have",{"id":241,"difficulty":231,"format":39,"prompt":242,"rule":243,"tag":234,"answer":244},"mv-034","You ___ (tell) me earlier; I could have helped. (past criticism)","Should have + participle can criticize a past choice.",[245,246],"should have told","ought to have told",{"id":248,"difficulty":231,"format":48,"prompt":249,"rule":250,"tag":251,"answer":8},"mv-035","He must have left already; his car is gone.","Must have + participle expresses a strong deduction about the past.","past-deduction",{"id":253,"difficulty":231,"format":48,"prompt":254,"rule":255,"tag":234,"answer":56,"correction":256},"mv-036","They can't have went home yet; their coats are here.","A modal perfect takes have + participle gone.","They can't have gone home yet; their coats are here.",{"id":258,"difficulty":231,"format":28,"prompt":259,"rule":260,"tag":261,"options":262,"answer":263},"mv-037","You ___ bought another ticket; I had a spare one for you. (unnecessary completed action)","Needn't have means the action happened but was unnecessary.","neednt-have",[263,264,238,265],"needn't have","mustn't have","needn't have to",{"id":267,"difficulty":231,"format":39,"prompt":268,"rule":269,"tag":251,"answer":270},"mv-038","He ___ (not \u002F see) the message; his phone was broken. (strong past deduction)","Can't have + participle expresses a strong negative past deduction.",[271,272],"can't have seen","cannot have seen",{"id":274,"difficulty":231,"format":48,"prompt":275,"rule":276,"tag":234,"answer":8},"mv-039","We should have booked earlier; now every room is full.","Should have + participle expresses regret or criticism about the past.",{"id":278,"difficulty":231,"format":48,"prompt":279,"rule":280,"tag":234,"answer":56,"correction":281},"mv-040","She must have knew the answer.","Must have is followed by a past participle: known.","She must have known the answer.",{"id":283,"difficulty":231,"format":28,"prompt":284,"rule":285,"tag":286,"options":287,"answer":288},"mv-041","If I had known, I ___ helped. (unreal past result)","Would have + participle forms an unreal past result.","conditional-modal",[288,289,65,290],"would have","will have","had",{"id":292,"difficulty":231,"format":39,"prompt":293,"rule":294,"tag":251,"answer":295},"mv-042","They ___ (arrive) by now; the flight landed hours ago. (strong deduction)","Must have + participle expresses a confident past inference.",[296],"must have arrived",{"id":298,"difficulty":231,"format":48,"prompt":299,"rule":300,"tag":142,"answer":8},"mv-043","You didn't have to buy a ticket, and you did not buy one.","Didn't have to describes no past obligation; the context states the action did not happen.",{"id":302,"difficulty":231,"format":48,"prompt":303,"rule":304,"tag":261,"answer":56,"correction":305},"mv-044","He needn't have bought a ticket, so he did not buy one.","Needn't have bought means he bought it unnecessarily; didn't have to does not imply that.","He didn't have to buy a ticket, so he did not buy one.",{"id":307,"difficulty":231,"format":28,"prompt":308,"rule":309,"tag":251,"options":310,"answer":238},"mv-045","They were with me at the cinema. They ___ been at home then. (strong negative deduction)","Can't have + participle expresses a strong negative deduction.",[238,237,236,239],{"id":312,"difficulty":231,"format":39,"prompt":313,"rule":314,"tag":234,"answer":315},"mv-046","She ___ (be) more careful; she broke the glass. (past criticism)","Should have been criticizes an earlier lack of care.",[316,317],"should have been","ought to have been",{"id":319,"difficulty":231,"format":48,"prompt":320,"rule":321,"tag":234,"answer":8},"mv-047","It may have rained overnight; the ground is wet.","May have + participle offers a possible past explanation.",{"id":323,"difficulty":231,"format":48,"prompt":324,"rule":325,"tag":286,"answer":56,"correction":326},"mv-048","I would had called if I had your number.","Would + have + participle is the conditional perfect form.","I would have called if I had your number.",{"how_to_play":328,"rule_intro":332,"rule_sections":333,"faq":394,"related_exercise_label":413},[329,330,331],"Choose Practice for an untimed round or Challenge for a timed round with three lives.","Practice lets you choose a difficulty; Challenge mixes all three levels in a 12-question round.","Read the explanation after every answer, replay mistakes and continue with the related exercise when available.","Modal verbs express ability, advice, permission, obligation and possibility. Most take a base verb without to. The meaning matters: must not forbids an action, while do not have to means it is optional.",[334,344,357,371,381],{"heading":335,"body":336,"examples":337},"Can, could and permission","Can expresses present ability; could can describe past general ability or make a polite request. May also asks permission politely.",[338,341],{"sentence":339,"note":340},"She can swim.","Present ability.",{"sentence":342,"note":343},"Could you help me?","Polite request.",{"heading":345,"body":346,"examples":347},"Must, have to and prohibition","Must and have to can express necessity. Must not means prohibited. Do not have to and need not mean unnecessary.",[348,351,354],{"sentence":349,"note":350},"You must wear a seat belt.","Obligation.",{"sentence":352,"note":353},"You mustn't park here.","Prohibition.",{"sentence":355,"note":356},"You don't have to bring food.","No obligation.",{"heading":358,"body":359,"examples":360},"Advice and possibility","Should gives advice. May and might express possibilities with uncertainty. The following verb keeps its base form.",[361,364,367],{"sentence":362,"note":363},"You should rest.","Advice.",{"sentence":365,"note":366},"It might rain.","Possibility.",{"sentence":368,"note":369,"wrong":370},"She might come.","Base verb after might.","She might to come.",{"heading":372,"body":373,"examples":374},"Deduction from evidence","Must can mean a strong positive deduction; can't a strong negative deduction. Context tells you how certain the speaker is.",[375,378],{"sentence":376,"note":377},"He must be home; the lights are on.","Strong positive inference.",{"sentence":379,"note":380},"She can't be home; she is here with me.","Strong negative inference.",{"heading":382,"body":383,"examples":384},"Modal perfects about the past","Modal + have + past participle evaluates a past event: might have is possible, must have is a strong deduction, and should have often expresses regret.",[385,388,391],{"sentence":386,"note":387},"She might have forgotten.","Possible past explanation.",{"sentence":389,"note":390},"He must have left.","Strong past deduction.",{"sentence":392,"note":393},"I should have called.","Regret about the past.",[395,398,401,404,407,410],{"question":396,"answer":397},"Is this modal verbs game free?","Yes. Play as many rounds as you like without creating an account.",{"question":399,"answer":400},"What modal verbs does the game cover?","It practises can, could, must, have to, should, may, might and modal perfect forms.",{"question":402,"answer":403},"What is the difference between must not and do not have to?","Must not means forbidden; do not have to means optional.",{"question":405,"answer":406},"When do I use should have?","Should have + past participle can express regret or criticism about something in the past.",{"question":408,"answer":409},"Can I use this game in class?","Yes. Let pairs explain their choice before revealing each correction, then use Challenge for a short review.",{"question":411,"answer":412},"Does the game save my score?","Your best Challenge score is stored in this browser, not in your account.","Modal Verbs Exercises",[],{"es":416},"\u002Fes\u002Fjuegos\u002Fverbos-modales",1791170993465]