Exercise 6.5.7. Choose the correct item

1. You will ___ speak Spanish in another few months.

a) can b) have c) be able to d) ought

2. I’d like ___ skate.

a) to can

b) to be able to

c) to have to

d) could

3. Nobody answers the phone. They ___ be out.

a) should

b) would

c) can

d) must

4. I’m sorry, I ___ have phoned to tell you I was coming.

a) should to

b) ought to

c) had to

d) could

5. To my mind, the government ___ take care of old people.

a) ought

b) need to

c) must

d) may

6. I ___ get up early on Mondays.

a) am able

b) have to

c) must

d) may

7. The policeman told the woman she ___ worry.

a) needn’t

b) needn’t to

c) couldn’t

d) mustn’t

8. ___ you mind passing me the salt?

a) will

b) should

c) could

d) would

9. As ___ remember, I was always interested in scientific experiments.

a) may

b) have to

c) must

d) ought to

10. Little children like books with large print. They ___ read them more easily.

a) should

b) must

c) can

d) have to

Sequence of Tenses

Exercise 7.1. Rewrite these sentences using the Past Tense.

1. My uncle says he has just come back from the Caucasus. 2. He says he has spent two months to build the house. 3. He says it did him a lot of good.
4. She says she feels better now. 5. He says his wife and he are spending most of their time on the beach this week. 6. He says they did a lot of sightseeing.
7. He says he has bought a good camera. 8. He says he took many photographs while travelling in the Caucasus. 9. He says he will come to see us next Sunday. 10. He says he is busy now.