• modal auxiliaries and their substitutes part 2
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  • 23.09.2025
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This works­heet is about au­xi­li­a­ry verbs and their sub­sti­tu­tes in the simp­le pre­sent.

In the next exer­ci­ses, you can fill in one of the fol­lo­wing verbs: to be al­lo­wed to, to be able to, should, can, to have to.

This is an in­ter­ac­ti­ve works­heet, you can type in words di­rect­ly.

1
Fill in the cor­rect au­xi­li­a­ry verb/ sub­sti­tu­te verb. The fol­lo­wing sen­ten­ces are all po­si­ti­ve. Use can only when other words do not fit.

A doc­tor   know the cor­rect me­di­ca­ti­on to help the pa­ti­ents.

A pilot   fly very long di­s­tances.

Stu­dents   use mo­bi­le pho­nes after school.

A teacher  cor­rect many tests.

An en­gi­neer   check the ma­chi­nes ca­re­ful­ly.

2
Fill in the cor­rect au­xi­li­a­ry verb/ sub­sti­tu­te verb. The fol­lo­wing sen­ten­ces are all ne­ga­ti­ve.
Use can only when other words do not fit.

A bus dri­ver   use a mo­bi­le phone while dri­ving.

I think a chef   pre­pa­re good food wit­hout fresh in­gre­dients.

A me­cha­nic   re­pair every car im­me­di­a­te­ly.

An of­fice worker   work at the weekend.

A jour­na­list   write false in­for­ma­ti­on.

3
Fill in the cor­rect au­xi­li­a­ry verb/ sub­sti­tu­te verb. The fol­lo­wing sen­ten­ces are ques­ti­ons.
Use can only when other words do not fit.

  a nurse work du­ring the night?

 a stu­dent  leave the class­room early?

 a doc­tor al­ways lis­ten to the pa­ti­ents?

 a fire­figh­ter   climb tall buil­dings?

 a teacher  pre­pa­re many les­sons?

Solutions for no.1: is able to can are allowed to has to should Solutions for no.2: isn’t allowed to can’t isn’t able to doesn’t have to shouldn’t Solutions for no.3: Can Is…allowed to Should Is……
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