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English as a Second Language - Negative Modal Auxiliary Verbs - Easy
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The negative form is generally constructed by adding 'not'. The little word 'can't' is a negative modal auxiliary - its positive counterpart is 'can'.

English as a Second Language - Negative Modal Auxiliary Verbs - Easy
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1. Pick the best word (or words) to fit in the blank/s.
'How have you been recently, after those weeks when you were ill?'
'Oh, I ... ... grumble!'
( Grumble = complain ; this is the phrase that some older people use when they think they have no right to feel sorry for themselves! )
2. Pick the best word (or words) to fit in the blank/s.
'I'd love to come to your party, but I ... ... be in Liverpool next weekend.'
3. Pick the best word (or words) to fit in the blank/s.
People without a special badge or document ... ... park their cars in spaces that are reserved for disabled drivers.
4. Pick the best word (or words) to fit in the blank/s.
Even the best sat-nav in the world ... ... tell you when the road is flooded.
( Flooded = covered with rainwater, when a river is too full and has 'burst its banks' )
5. Pick the best word (or words) to fit in the blank/s.
'You ... ... open your eyes until I've counted up to one hundred!'
6. Pick the best word (or words) to fit in the blank/s.
Unless the weather clears up, I ... ... cut the grass tomorrow.
7. Pick the best word (or words) to fit in the blank/s.
'We would have let some fresh air into the room, but we ... ... discover how to open the window.'
8. Pick the best word (or words) to fit in the blank/s.
'Will you help me please? My computer ... ... find a wi-fi signal.'
9. Pick the best word (or words) to fit in the blank/s.
There are many important things that you ... ... do legally in Britain until you are 18 years old.
10. Pick the best word (or words) to fit in the blank/s.
There ... ... be any newspapers on Christmas Day.

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