5. 7.
Explanation Example(s)
must ï had to âYou must make up the
test if you were
absent,â the teacher
said.
ï
The teacher said that
we had to make up the
test if we were absent.
6. 7.
Explanation Example(s)
will ï would George said, âI will
finish the report by
Friday.â
ï
George said that he
would finish the report
by Friday.
8. 7.
Explanation Example(s)
could ï could Kate asked the boss,
âCould I talk to you
for a minute?â
ï
Kate asked the boss
if she could talk to
him for a minute.
9. 7.
Explanation Example(s)
might ï might I said âHelen, I might
attend the
conference.â
ï
I told Helen that I
might attend the
conference.
10. 7.
Explanation Example(s)
ought to ï ought
to
âYou ought to spend
more time on the
homework,â the
teacher told me.
ï
The teacher told me
that I ought to spend
more time on the
homework.
11. 7.
Explanation Example(s)
should ï should âSarah, you should be
more careful,â Dad
said.
ï
Dad told Sarah (that)
she should be more
careful.
12. 7.
Explanation Example(s)
would ï would âWould you hold the
door for me?â she
asked.
ï
She asked me if I would
hold the door for her.