Topic:
MODALS (COULD NOT/MIGHT NOT) 1 | level:
Beginner/Intermediate (A2-B2)
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1. Cynthia ______________ be able to retake the test that she failed.
a. could not
b. might not
Answer might not
2. I just ______________ tell my mum the truth.
a. could not
b. might not
Answer could not
3. My brother was convinced that the woman we saw ______________ have been his wife.
a. could not
b. might not
Answer could not
4. Well, I wasn't too keen on it at first, but that ______________ be such a bad idea after all.
a. could not
b. might not
Answer might not
5. It was still early, so there was a chance that the cafe ______________ be open yet.
a. could not
b. might not
Answer might not
6. Tom ______________ understand half of what his neighbour was saying.
a. could not
b. might not
Answer could not
7. We'd better stop at a service station. We ______________ have enough petrol to make it back to Sydney.
a. could not
b. might not
Answer might not
8. I ______________ be the smartest student in class, but I study the hardest.
a. could not
b. might not
Answer might not
9. Oliver ______________ bear the thought of living there for one more year.
a. could not
b. might not
Answer could not
10. Try those runners on before buying them. They ______________ fit you.
a. could not
b. might not
Answer might not BACK TO LIST OF EXERCISES
