Exercices sur les modaux en anglais

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Rappel: les modaux en anglais sont:

au présent: can, may, must, will, shall

au prétérit: could, might, must, would, should

Exercice 1

Choisissez la bonne réponse:

1. I couldshouldwould ask her out to dinner if I had the courage.
2. You couldshouldwould get an Ipad, it’s very useful.
3. I’ve got an exam on Monday so I couldshouldwould stay in this weekend.
4. I couldshouldwould either go on holiday to Italy or buy a new car.
5. You couldshouldwould really buy a travel guide before you go to Mexico.
6. I think my sister couldshouldwould live in Paris if she could get a good job there.
7. In your situation, I couldshouldwould consider going abroad.
8. If you forget your girlfriend’s birthday, you couldshouldwould call her and say sorry.
9. She couldshouldwould phone her family at least twice a week.
10. If I had the money, I couldshouldwould travel to Japan.

Exercice 2

Choisissez la réponse correcte pour exprimer l’idée spécifiée entre parenthèses.

1. Whose computer is this? – I am not sure, it  be Tom’s. (possibilité)
   might / must / should / would
2. He  home yesterday because his daughter was sick. (nécessité)
   could have stayed / had to stay / must have stayed / should have stayed
3. You  leave school at 2:30 this afternoon. (permission)
   can / could / might / will
4. Though he was sick, he  go the the soccer game. (capacité)
   could / might / should / was able to
5. The restrooms look clean. You  wash them. (absence de nécessité)
   can’t / don’t have to / mustn’t / are not to
6. You  disturb her during her homeworks! (l’interdiction)
   could not / don’t have to / must not / should not
7. Whose bag is this? – It  be Samantha’s. I think I saw her carrying a blue bag like this one. (forte probabilité)
   might / could / must / would
8. I don’t believe it. It  be true. (impossibilité)
   can’t / mustn’t / shouldn’t / wouldn’t
9. You don’t look well. You  see a doctor. (donner un conseil)
   are to / could / need to / should
10. lending me your car tomorrow? (requête polie)
    Can you / Could you / Would you / Would you mind

Exercice 3

Choisissez la bonne réponse pour exprimer la capacité:

1. Tina  speak five languages.
   may / can / could / has to
2. Nicolas  speak only English and Spanish.
   may / can / could / has to
3. Kevin’s teacher says that he  play the piano pretty well in half a year.
   can / could / will be able to / will have to
4. I  meet her at the train station tomorrow.
   can / could / should / would
5. I’m sure that Thomas  explain everything when he returns.
   can / could / will be able to / will have to
6. My cat  very high when he was younger.
   could jump / could have jumped / might be able to jump / might have been able to jump
7. One of the fishes  get out of the aquarium.
   could / might / was able to / had to
8. Several criminals  escape from the prison.
   could / might / managed to / had to
9. I wanted to talk to Sylvia yesterday, but I  find her.
   didn’t / might not / wouldn’t / couldn’t
10. Anyone  make a mistake.
    may / can / could / is able to

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Correction exercice 1

1. would
2. should
3. should
4. could
5. should
6. would
7. would
8. should
9. should
10. would

Correction exercice 2

1. might
2. had to stay
3. can
4. was able to
5. don’t have to
6. must not
7. must
8. can’t
9. should
10. Would you mind

Correction exercice 3

1. can
2. can
3. will be able to
4. can
5. will be able to
6. could jump
7. was able to
8. managed to
9. couldn’t
10. can

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