100 PONTOS PARA QUEM RESPONDER Complete as sentenças com um verbo modal da caixa-texto abaixo. Às vezes mais de uma resposta é possível. CAN'T - CAN'T HAVE – COULD - DON'T NEED TO - MIGHT - MIGHT NOT - MUST - MUST HAVE – MUSTN'T – SHOULD - SHOULDN'T 1. The cake was very big. I'm sure Anne_______________________ eaten it all. 2. Nobody told the police who that man was, so he _____________________ be someone from here. 3. Be cautions when you walk across that old wooden bridge. It ____________________ be very safe. 4. It takes Paul 4 hours to finish his homework.. It ______________ be very difficult, then. 5. You ______________ touch that wire . If iIt's energized you _______________ hurt yourself. 6. The policeman is putting the suspect into the police car. The police ___________________ arrested him. 7. Nobody knows where he is. Take a look in the garage. He ___________________ be there. 8. Ted___________________ do any more training today. He looks so tried. He better takes a break! 9. I’m not seeing very well but that ___________________ be Grace over there. At least, she looks like Grace. 10.Most students scored over 95% in the first test, so it ___________________ been so difficult. 11.The bus is so comfortable, so you ___________________ drive me to the train station. 12.You ___________________ always be careful when you walking in the dark. 13.Students ___________________ go out between the various parts of the exam. It's against the school rules. 14.Richard ___________________ swim when he was four. Now he's part of the town's swimming team. 15.You ___________________ sell anything. Here’s the money you need. 16.Carl _______________ taken a wrong way somewhere. Otherwise, he would be here by now. 17.You _____________ have any trouble getting there because there are signs all over the area. 18.That _______________ be the car Tom advertised in the newspaper. It's very cheap. 19.Bryan ___________________ left the store. His cell phone is stiii here, and he never leaves without it. 20. Leaving for working today without an umbrella ___________________ be a good idea. It looks like it's going to rain later.
Respostas
Resposta:
1) can't have
2) Might
3) Mustn't ou might not
4) Must
5) Can't / Might
6) Must have
7) Might
8) Shouldn't
9) Might
10) Must
11) Don't need to
12) Must
13) Mustn't
14) Must
15) Don't need to
16) Must have
17) Shouldn't
18) Might
19) Can't have
20) Might not
Resposta:
1. The cake was very big. I'm sure Anne can't have eaten it all.
2. Nobody told the police who that man was, so he could be someone from here.
3. Be cautious when you walk across that old wooden bridge. It might not be very safe.
4. It takes Paul 4 hours to finish his homework. It must be very difficult, then.
5. You shouldn't touch that wire. If it's energized you might hurt yourself.
6. The policeman is putting the suspect into the police car. The police must have arrested him.
7. Nobody knows where he is. Take a look in the garage. He might be there.
8. Ted can't do any more training today. He looks so tired. He better takes a break!
9. I’m not seeing very well but that might be Grace over there. At least, she looks like Grace.
10. Most students scored over 95% in the first test, so it can't have been so difficult.
11. The bus is so comfortable, so you don't need to drive me to the train station.
12. You should always be careful when you walking in the dark.
13. Students mustn't go out between the various parts of the exam. It's against the school rules.
14. Richard could swim when he was four. Now he's part of the town's swimming team.
15. You don't need to sell anything. Here's the money you need.
16. Carl must have taken a wrong way somewhere. Otherwise, he would be here by now.
17. You shouldn't have any trouble getting there because there are signs all over the area.
18. That might be the car Tom advertised in the newspaper. It's very cheap.
19. Bryan can't have left the store. His cell phone is still here, and he never leaves without it.
20. Leaving for working today without an umbrella might not be a good idea. It looks like it's going to rain later.
Explicação:
Verbos modais (Modal verbs)
A função dos verbos modais é mudar ou complementar o sentido do verbo principal, expressando ideias de possibilidade, obrigação, dedução, desejo, proibição, vontade, capacidade, etc. Veja, a seguir, os verbos modais e o que cada um, basicamente, expressa:
Can (capacidade): I can run for a long time. (Eu posso correr por muito tempo)
Could (possibilidade): I could do it, but I don’t want. (Eu poderia fazer isso, mas eu não quero)
Might (probabilidade): You might go with me. (Você pode ir comigo).
Should (conselho): You should visit your mother. (Você deveria visitar sua mãe)
May (pedido): May I go to the party? (Eu posso ir na festa?)
Must (obrigação): He must study English. (Ele deve estudar inglês)
Ought to (conselho): You ought to know Rio de Janeiro. (Você deveria conhecer o Rio de Janeiro)
Would (pedido): Would you help me with this? (Você me ajudaria com isso?)
Shall (sugestão): Shall we study? (Vamos estudar?)