Question

1) In some of these sentences, must is wrong or unnatural. Correct the sentences where necessary.

1. Its later than i thought. I must go.
2. I must work every day from 8.30 to 5.30.
3. You must come and see us again soon.
4. Tom cant meet us tomorrow. He must work.
5. I must work late yesterday evening.
6. I must get up early tomorrow. I have lots to do.
7. Julia wears glasses. She must wear glasses since she was cery young.

2) Comlete the sentences with mustnt,neednt or dont / doesnt have to.

1. I don't want anyone to know about our plan. You ... tell anyone.
2. Richard ... wear a suit to work, but he usually does.
3. Why did you walk home? Why didn't you take a taxi? You .. walk home
4. Don't make so much noise. We ... wake the children.
5. There's a lift in the building, so we ... climb the stairs.
5. We took a camcorder with us on holiday, but we didn't use it in the end. We...

3) Complete the sentences using can or (be) able to. Make negative sentences where it's necessary.

1. I haven't ... sleep very well recently.
2. Nicole ... drive, but she hasn't got a car.
3. I used to ... stand on my head, but I can't do it now.
4. They didn't want to come with us at first, but we .. persuade them.
5. My grandmother loved music. She ... play the piano.
6. I had forgotten to bring my camera, so I ... take any photographs.
7. Sue wasn't at home when I phoned, but I ... contact her at her office.

Answer 1

Task 1 (Задание 1)

1. It's later than I thought. I should go.
2. I have to work every day from 8.30 to 5.30.
3. You should come and see us again soon.
4. Tom can't meet us tomorrow. He has to work.
5. I had to work late yesterday evening.
6. I need to get up early tomorrow. I have lots to do.
7. Julia wears glasses. She has been wearing glasses since she was very young.

Task 2 (Задание 2)

1. I don't want anyone to know about our plan. You mustn't tell anyone.
2. Richard doesn't have to wear a suit to work, but he usually does.
3. Why did you walk home? Why didn't you take a taxi? You didn't have to walk home.
4. Don't make so much noise. We needn't have to wake the children.
5. There's a lift in the building, so we don't have to climb the stairs.
6. We took a camcorder with us on holiday, but we didn't use it in the end. We didn't need to use it.

Task 3 (Задание 3)

1. I haven't been able to sleep very well recently.
2. Nicole can drive, but she hasn't got a car.
3. I used to be able to stand on my head, but I can't do it now.
4. They didn't want to come with us at first, but we were able to persuade them.
5. My grandmother loved music. She could play the piano.
6. I had forgotten to bring my camera, so I couldn't take any photographs.
7. Sue wasn't at home when I phoned, but I was able to contact her at her office.