1. George has travelled a lot. He can speak many languages. 2. I

1. George has travelled a lot. He can speak many
languages.
2. I can hear you quite well. You need not shout.
3. I´m not sure where I will go for my holidays but I
may go to Italy.
4. She must not ride her bike at night without lights.
It's not allowed.
5. She should not eat so much chocolate because
it's bad for her figure.
6. I cannot understand him.He should speak louder.
7. It's later than I thought. I should go now.
8. You need a better trainer if you want to improve
yourself.
9. Talk to Ann about your problems. I'm sure she can
help you.
10. You need not vacuum the carpets, Carol has
already done it.
11. You must be tired because you have worked very
hard.
12. He cannot come to my party because he is ill.
13. He should go to the dentist when he has
toothache.
14. It's not very important. You need not do it now.
You can do it tomorrow.
15. can you speak many languages?
16. I don't know what I'm doing this weekend but I
may go to London.
17. Smoking is very unhealthy. You should stop it.
18. Playing football is not allowed in this park
19. You have got plenty of time. You need not hurry.

20. You must have a passport to visit most foreign
countries
1. He cannot go skating because he broke his leg.
2. Many children in Britain have to wear school
uniforms.
3. I'm not sure but Jane may come to visit me this
afternoon.
4. Didn´t you see the sign? You must not drive more
than 30 miles.
5. He speaks a lot of languages but he cannot speak
Chinese.
6. It may snow. It looks like it.
7. You must not drive on the right in Britain.
8. He is a good boxer. You should be careful.
9. You are not allowed to smoke in the office.
10. This test will be very difficult. So you must learn
a lot.
11. You should eat more vegetables because they
are healthy.
12. I don't need the car. You can take it.
13. He does everything himself. He needs no help.
14. It`s going to rain. You should shut the window.
15. You must not start a fire in the forest.

Item 1 : Bravo !
'De quoi se plaint-elle ? Elle aurait dû nous prévenir' = OUGHT TO.
Item 2 : Bravo !
'Je peux me tromper, mais...' = MAY.
Item 3 : Bravo !
'Il a dû = été dans l'obligation de' = HAD TO.
Item 4 : Erreur !
'il devrait démissionner' = OUGHT. SHOULD est incompatible avec TO.
Item 5 : Bravo !
'Ils ont dû se tromper de chemin, sinon ils seraient déjà là.' = MUST HAVE de quasi-
certitude à propos du passé.
Item 1 : Bravo !
'Ils ont dû partir il y a au moins deux heures.' = MUST HAVE LEFT (quasi-certitude à
propos du passé).
Item 2 : Bravo !
'Je les ai rencontré ce matin. Donc ils ne peuvent pas être partis en vacances.' = CAN'T =
impossibilité logique.
Item 3 : Bravo !
'Nous ferions mieux de tenir notre promesse, n'est-ce pas ?' = HAD BETTER repris en
HADN'T WE.
Item 4 : Erreur !
'Tu aimerais mieux rester à la maison, n'est-ce pas ?' = WOULD RATHER repris en
'WOULDN'T YOU'.
Item 5 : Bravo !
'Il se pourrait que...' = MIGHT (moins de 50% de chances que le procès soit vrai).
Item 1 : Erreur !
'Je suppose qu'il est inutile qu'il insiste là-dessus.' = modal needn't/need not. Le verbe
NEED, lui, se construit avec TO.
Item 2 : Bravo !
'être habitué à' = 'be used to + ing'.
Item 3 : Bravo !
'Voulez-vous que...' = OFFRE du locuteur qui garantit donc qu'il le fera si souhaité =
SHALL I....
Item 4 : Bravo !
La reprise de 'Let's ...' se fait avec 'shall we ?'. Voir le chapitre sur les tags.
Item 5 : Erreur !
'Je vous mets au défi de ...' = se traduit par le verbe DARE = 'I dare you to + BV'.
Item 1 : Bravo !
She must have forgotten the meeting.(must=quasi-certitude, have+pp=à propos du passé)
Item 2 : ???
We had to leave before the end. (obligation passée)
Item 3 : Bravo !
You ought to be more careful. (conseil objectif)
Item 4 : Bravo !
I should have phoned him. (regret)
Item 5 : Bravo !
She must be angry. (quasi-certitude à propos du présent)

Item 1 : Bravo !
She may have forgotten the meeting. (may=incertitude, have+pp=à propos du passé)
Item 2 : Bravo !
We managed to leave before the end. (succès de l'opération, pas de modalité)
Item 3 : Bravo !
You could have been more careful. (la possibilité existait dans le passé, mais n'a pas été
réalisée)
Item 4 : Bravo !
You can't have forgotten your keys once again ! (incrédulité du locuteur à propos d'un fait
passé : l'oubli des clés)
Item 5 : Bravo !
After that accident, you might have forgotten your appointment. (Il y avait des chances
d'oublier, mais le sujet s'est souvenu)