Modals of Certainty in the Present - Exercise 2

Choose the correct modal to complete the sentence.

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Alan's stomach is growling. He _____________________
1. maybe hungry.
2. must be hungry.
3. might be hungry.
4. could be hungry.
Robert has been in class every day so far this term, but today he is absent. He _____________________
1. is sick.
2. might be sick.
3. must be sick.
4. may be sick.
This assignment is far more difficult than I expected it would be. I _____________________
1. must finish it on time.
2. am not finishing it on time.
3. may not finish it on time.
4. might not to finish it on time.
You just got paid yesterday. You _____________________
1. can't have any money today.
2. can't not to have any money today.
3. can't not have any money today.
4. not have any money today.
All three of their daughters graduated at the top of their classes. They _____________________
1. might be very proud of them.
2. will be proud of them.
3. could be proud of them.
4. must be proud of them.
I'm not sure what I'll do this weekend. If the weather is nice, I _____________________
1. might to go camping.
2. am going camping.
3. maybe am camping.
4. may go camping.
Philip can't seem to stop yawning. He _____________________
1. might be tired.
2. maybe tired.
3. must be tiring.
4. must be tired.
Many people are lined up in front of the theatre to see the new Pixar movie. It _____________________
1. could be very interesting.
2. must be very interesting.
3. is very interesting.
4. can't be very interesting.
Everyone is eating dinner except Cynthia. She _____________________
1. might not hungry.
2. might not to be hungry.
3. maybe not hungry.
4. can't be hungry.
James was sent abroad by his company and hasn't seen his family for several months. He _____________________
1. must miss them very much.
2. must to be missing them very much.
3. might be missing them very much.
4. must missing them very much.