Exercices modaux de probabilité : anglais 4e

Pour chaque phrase, indique le degré de certitude : presque sûr que oui, possible ou presque sûr que non.

1. She must be at school.
2. It might snow tomorrow.
3. That can’t be your phone, yours is blue.
4. They may arrive late.
5. He must know the answer, he’s a teacher.
6. You can’t be hungry, you’ve just eaten!

1. Look at his face! He ___ be very happy.
2. She ___ be in London: I saw her in Paris ten minutes ago.
3. They have three cars. They ___ be rich.
4. This ___ be the right road, it’s a dead end.
5. You ___ be tired after that long walk.
6. That ___ be Jack’s bag, his name is on it.

Complète selon l’indication : may (environ 50 %) ou might (environ 30 %).

1. It ___ rain later. (50 %)
2. We ___ go to Scotland next year, but it’s expensive. (30 %)
3. She ___ be at the library. (50 %)
4. I ___ win the competition, who knows? (30 %)
5. They ___ not come to the party. (50 %)
6. The bus ___ be late because of the snow. (50 %)

Associe chaque situation (1 à 6) à la bonne déduction (a à f).

1. Mia’s eyes are red and she’s holding a tissue.
2. The shop’s lights are off.
3. Tom is wearing shorts in December.
4. Someone is knocking at the door. We’re expecting a parcel.
5. Dan has just won a gold medal.
6. The cat is sitting next to its empty bowl.

a. It might be the delivery man. b. It can’t be open. c. He must be proud. d. She must be sad, or she may have a cold. e. It must be hungry. f. He can’t feel cold!

Réécris chaque phrase avec may, might, must ou can’t sans changer le sens.

1. Perhaps he is ill.
2. I’m sure she is at the gym.
3. It’s impossible that this is true.
4. Maybe they are watching TV.
5. I’m sure you are joking.
6. It’s impossible that he is twenty, he looks twelve.

1. It might to rain this evening.
2. She mays be at home.
3. He mustn’t be French, he doesn’t understand anything.
4. They must are tired.
5. Maybe she be in the garden.
6. You can’t to be serious!

1. be / must / she / tired / very
2. might / we / a / see / whale
3. be / can’t / that / true
4. may / sleeping / be / the baby
5. might / come / not / they / tonight
6. be / it / must / cold / outside

Lis le texte puis réponds par des phrases complètes avec un modal.

1. Could it be Mr Black? Why?
2. Could it be a big dog? Why?
3. What kind of animal do you think it is? (must / may / might)
4. Where do you think the animal lives?
5. How did it get into the garden?
6. Is Mrs Green happy? Make a deduction.

1. Il doit être fatigué, il a couru toute la matinée.
2. Il se peut qu’il neige demain.
3. Ça ne peut pas être ton frère, il est à Londres.
4. Elle est peut-être en train de dormir.
5. Nous gagnerons peut-être le match, avec un peu de chance.
6. Tu dois avoir faim !

1. She must be very clever.
2. They might not like the film.
3. That can’t be the right answer.
4. He may be watching the match.
5. It must be midnight.
6. We might go to the beach this afternoon.

Observe le schéma, puis complète les six phrases.

1. It ___ be night because…
2. The person ___ be a man or a woman, I’m not sure.
3. The red object ___ be a bag or a lantern.
4. It ___ be summer: …
5. The person ___ be waiting for someone.
6. It ___ be a ghost! Ghosts don’t exist.

Ton ami Josh n’est pas venu au collège aujourd’hui et il ne répond pas aux messages. Écris 6 hypothèses ou déductions.

1. Une hypothèse avec may.
2. Une hypothèse avec might.
3. Une déduction avec must (indice : il toussait hier).
4. Une déduction avec can’t (indice : il adore les maths et c’était le contrôle).
5. Une hypothèse avec may not.
6. Une phrase avec maybe.