Вправи на вживання модальних дієслів can, may, must

Вправа 1. Прочитайте та перекладіть нижченаведені речення українською мовою.

1. May I come in? No, you must not. 2. I can’t translate this text. 3.You must learn the words regularly. 4. She may come here today. 5. You needn’t take this book. 6. Must she prepare her homework today? 7. May I ask you a question? 8. Must I translate the text? No, you needn’t. 9. Can you speak English? 10. The students must not be late for classes. 11. Students must be attentive in class.

Вправа 2. Дайте короткі та повні стверджувальні й заперечні відповіді на такі запитання.

1. Can you speak English? 2. Can you take English books from the library? 3. Must I read or translate the text? 4. Must you work at your English regularly? 5. May I come in? 6. Can you perform this task for me? 7. Can you refuse this stupid request? 8. Can we prepare our home reading for tomorrow? 9. May the linen be changed twice a month in hostel No. 3?

Вправа 3. Поставте нижченаведені речення в запитальну й заперечну форми.

1. I can do the work. 2. She must go. 3. She may come in. 4. He can speak English well. 5. We must work at our design today. 6. You can tell them about the plan of your studies. 7. He can operate the computer brilliantly. 8. Our students can take an active part in self-government nowadays.

Вправа 4. Перекладіть нижченаведені речення українською мовою.

1. What can we do at home in the evening? 2. Can you speak French? 3. No, I can’t, I can’t speak French. 4. The students can assist his friend in his work. 5. It must be done today. 6. The students may take my books. 7. Ann can translate English articles. 8. Olga must take examinations.

Вправа 5. Перекладіть українською мовою нижченаведені речення з модальними дієсловами.

1.We need not speak English at home. 2. You must not go home now. 3. Nick cannot speak English. 4. You need not get up at 6 o’clock in the morning. 5. They must not go to the library. 6. They cannot do this work. 7. We need not take English examinations this winter. 8. The students must attend all the lectures and lessons.

Вправа 6. Напишіть нижченаведені речення в запитальній формі.

1. The students may join the scientific club. 2. Young people of our country can enter higher schools. 3. They may go to the library. 4. Every engineer must know a foreign language. 5. You may use my pen. 6. She can read English newspapers. 7. He may come in. 8. The students may take books at the library. 9. Ann can translate articles from English into Russian. 10. You may go home.

Вправа 7. Дайте заперечну відповідь на запитання.

1. May I use this pen? 2. May Nick go to the library? 3. May I come in? 4. May you come home late? 5. Must I get up at 7 o’clock? 6. Must we speak English at home? 7. Must I come here tomorrow? 8. Must he translate this article? 9. Must the students attend this lecture? 10. Must Ann read this book?

Вправа 8. Напишіть нижченаведені речення в запитальній формі.

1. The young people may join the club of international friendship. 2. Foreign citizens may enter higher schools in Ukraine. 3. Correspondence students may take some specialized literature in the library. 4. Correspondence students can have lessons even on Sundays. 5. The university students may borrow books from the university library without restriction. 6. The students who live far from Vinnytsia may have places in hostels. 7. The Education Council of VNTU can solve different problems concerning students’ life. 8. Advanced students involved in self-government can help vice-deans and superintendants in some arguments. 9. The Arabic students of the fourth year of studies can translate papers from Arabic into Ukrainian.

Вправа 9. Перекладіть українською мовою нижченаведені речення з модальними дієсловами і складіть власні діалоги.

1. Can you paint? 2. Can you go home now? 3. Can you help me? 4. Can you draw? 5. Can you play tennis? 6. Can you read English newspapers? 7. Can you show us your new picture? 8. Can you tell us about your work? 9. Mary must go to the factory now. 10. The children must listen to this tape.

Вправа 10. Висловіть здивування за зразком, вживаючи слово really.

Model: Teacher: Peter must come here today.

Student: Must Peter really come here today?

1. We can help them. 2. She can show us the monument. 3. She can play tennis. 4. We must prepare our home reading. 5.You may go home. 6. She can paint very well. 7. Can you translate this text into French? 8. Alex can speak German and English.

Вправа 11. Дайте стверджувальну відповідь зі словом certainly. Скажіть, що ви добре виконуєте дію, про яку йдеться мова.

Model: Teacher: Can you draw?

Student: Certainly, I can. I can draw well.

1. Can you speak English? 2. Can you drive a car? 3. Can you read English? 4. Can you describe the picture? 5. Can you translate this text into Ukrainian? 6. Can you play tennis? 7. Can you copy the text? 8. Can you read English newspapers? 9. Can you make pictures? 10. Can you ride a bike? 11. Can you play the violin? 12. Can you cook tasty meals? 13. Can you bake delicious cakes and cookies? 14. Can you have a good holiday in the Crimea or in the Carpathian mountains? 15. Can you ride a bicycle?

Вправа 12. Дайте відповідь за зразком.

Model: Teacher: We must finish our work today. And you?

Student: I needn’t finish it today.

1.You must listen to the tape. And your brother? 2. You must take the book from the library. And your friend? 3. Tom must go to the factory. And you? 4. Nick must do the translation. And you? 5. She must clean the room. And you? 6. Ann must take examinations. And you? 7. Olga must translate articles from English into German. And Peter? 8. I must go to the library right now. And you? 9. He must consult his professor. And you? 10. This student must apply to the Education Council for solving his problem. And you?

Вправа 13. Напишіть наведені нижче речення в минулому чаcі, використовуючи замінник (еквівалент) модального дієслова.

1. You may come in. 2. She may use my pen. 3. They may go to the library. 4. Peter may give you the textbook. 5. Students may get textbooks at the library. 6. He may translate this text. 7. The students of our group can assist teachers in the laboratory. 8. I can swim. 9. They cannot come. 10. Can Nick speak German? 11. The best student must carry the banner of VNTU. 12. Students may take places at the university hostels.