Circle the correct answer

Dear Choir Members,

As you know, the choir we met in Prance last year (11) are coming / will have come / were going to come here in May.

On 25^th, 86^th and 28^ttl May, they (12) ’ll perform / ’re performing / were going to perform here in Cheltenham. (They (13) ’ll give / ’re going to give / were going to give another concert on the 27^th, but we couldn’t find a suitable venue, unfortunately.) I’m glad to say that the tickets are going fast and I think we (14) sell / ’re selling / ’11 have sold them all by the end of this week, so if you want some, hurry!

On the 29^ttl, they (15) go / ’ll go / ’re going sightseeing in Stratford. 1(16) ’ll book /’m going to book / ’ll have booked the coaches for this trip next week, so please phone me this week if you want a place. The cost is £15 per person and the coaches (17) leave / are leaving / are going to leave the bus station at 8.30 a.m. I (18) won’t be / won’t have been /’m not being here on Thursday between eight and ten -1 (19) ’m going to rehearse / ’ll rehearse / ’ll be rehearsing in London - but you can leave a message on the answerphone.

I don’t know yet about the party on the SO¹¹¹. I (20) ’ll start / was going to start / ’ll have started organising it last week, but I didn’t have time. I’ll give you the details as soon as I can.

Modal verbs

REMEMBER!

• The modal verbs are: can, could, may, might, will, would, shall, should, must.

• We use a modal verb with a main verb to express ability, obligation, etc.

• After modal verbs, we use the infinitive without to: Birds can fly. (Not Birds can to fly. )

• Modal verbs don’t add -s after he/she/it: He can help us. She might come.

• In negative sentences and questions, the auxiliary do is not necessary: May I come in? (Not Do I may come in.)

• Modal verbs don’t have past, perfect, future or participle forms. We use other verbs instead: We had to leave early. Will you be able to get here in time? Having to take exams is a bore!

These verbs and expressions have similar meanings to modal verbs: be able to, manage to, have {got) to, need to, be allowed to, ought to