Question

Can, Could, May and Might Exercise
Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers.

1 They (can/might) be away for the weekend but I'm not sure.

2 You (may/might) leave now if you wish.

3 (Could/May) you open the window a bit, please?

4 He (can/could) be French, judging by his accent.

5 (May/Can) you play the piano?

6 Listen, please. You (may not/might not) speak during this exam.

7 They (can't/may not) still be out!

8 You (couldn't/might not) smoke on the bus.

9 With luck, tomorrow (can/could) be a sunny day.

10 You (can/might) be right but I'm going back to check anyway.

Answer 1

Resposta:

1 They might be away for the weekend but I'm not sure.

2 You may leave now if you wish.

3 Could you open the window a bit, please?

4 He could be French, judging by his accent.

5 Can you play the piano?

6 Listen, please. You may not speak during this exam.

7 They can't still be out!

8 You couldn't smoke on the bus.

9 With luck, tomorrow can be a sunny day.

10 You might be right but I'm going back to check anyway.

Explicação:

Answer 2

Seguem abaixo cada uma das sentenças em inglês preenchidas com os verbos modais can, could, may e might:

• 1. They might be away for the weekend but I'm not sure.

• 2. You may leave now if you wish.

• 3. Could you open the window a bit, please?

• 4. He could be French, judging by his accent.

• 5. Can you play the piano?

• 6. Listen, please. You may not speak during this exam.

• 7. They can't still be out!

• 8. You couldn't smoke on the bus.

• 9. With luck, tomorrow can be a sunny day.

• 10. You might be right but I'm going back to check anyway.

Modal Verbs

Dentro dessas dez sentenças em inglês, verificamos a presença de quatro verbos modais distintos, o may, might, can e could, e apesar de terem uma diferente grafia, todos tem um sentido de possibilidade de algo ocorrer.

A diferença entre may, should e must, por exemplo, é basicamente que o may irá tratar de uma possibilidade que seja mais concreta, já o uso de should irá tratar de algo que é uma sugestão, e por fim o must indica uma obrigação. Sendo assim, existem algumas diferenças entre eles, mas é necessário saber que os verbos modais são todos auxiliares nas sentenças em que estão presentes.

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