• modal auxiliaries and their substitutes
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  • 23.09.2025
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This works­heet is meant to help you re­vi­se on modal au­xi­li­a­ries and their sub­sti­tu­tes. This is an in­ter­ac­ti­ve do­cu­ment in which you can type di­rect­ly. By scan­ning the QR-​Code, you can check your so­lu­ti­ons by yours­elf. Be true to yours­elf and use this as prac­ti­ce!

1
De­fi­ne modal verbs in your own words.
No. 1: Modal verbs are au­xi­li­a­ry (hel­ping) verbs used with the in­fi­ni­ti­ve of a main verb to ex­press pos­si­bi­li­ty, abi­li­ty, per­mis­si­on, neces­si­ty, ob­li­ga­ti­on, or ad­vice. We use sub­sti­tu­te forms to ex­press that in dif­fe­rent ten­ses.

No. 2:
The first sen­tence shows ob­li­ga­ti­on.
The se­cond sen­tence shows ad­vice.
The third sen­tence shows neces­si­ty.
The fourth sen­tence shows abi­li­ty.
The fifth sen­tence shows per­mis­si­on.
2
Fill the gaps with the fol­lo­wing words: abi­li­ty, per­mis­si­on, neces­si­ty, ob­li­ga­ti­on, ad­vice

Max is a stu­dent in grade 9. He has to get up early every day to go to school.

This shows ________________________________________________.

He should not for­get his ho­me­work.

This shows ________________________________________________.

You needn’t bring your book to­mor­row - you’ll get a copy.

This shows ________________________________________________.

He is able to fi­nish his ho­me­work early so that he has enough free time.

This shows ________________________________________________.

On weekends, he is al­lo­wed to play foot­ball with his fri­ends.

This shows ________________________________________________.



sup­port

abi­li­ty = Fä­hig­keit

per­mis­si­on = Er­laub­nis

neces­si­ty = Not­wen­dig­keit

ob­li­ga­ti­on = Pflicht

ad­vice = Rat

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