Answer Key
Exercise 2
Are the senteces correct?
1. I must went to the hospital last week - I was bitten by an enormous squirrel.That is incorrect. Correct is: I had to go to the hospital last week - I was bitten by an enormous squirrel.
2. You've lost your wallet? Well, could you have dropped it in the park?That is correct.
3. Everyone missed you last night - you should came too!That is incorrect. Correct is: Everyone missed you last night - you should have come too!
4. I think you shouldn't to go out after dark.That is incorrect. Correct is: I think you shouldn&039;t go out after dark.
5. You needn't thank me - I was only doing my job.That is correct.
6. Don't worry - it should be not difficult to find a place to stay - there are no tourists in town at this time of year.That is incorrect. Correct is: Don&039;t worry - it should not be difficult to find a place to stay - there are no tourists in town at this time of year.
7. You must take these clothes to the dry cleaners - you can't wash them at home.That is incorrect. Correct is: You have to take these clothes to the dry cleaners - you can&039;t wash them at home.
8. If he were a family member, then I can understand giving him the money, but you barely know him!That is incorrect. Correct is: If he were a family member, then I could understand giving him the money, but you barely know him!
9. That's impossible! You mustn't be alive, Mr. Bond. I watched you die!That is incorrect. Correct is: That&039;s impossible! You can&039;t be alive, Mr. Bond. I watched you die!
10. You mustn't say anything about this, but you can if you want to.That is incorrect. Correct is: You don&039;t have to say anything about this, but you can if you want to.