- Nick reads all the books on the top shelf. (may)
- We will take the train as far as Chicago. (to have to)
- They spoke with very little accent. (to be able to)
- Do you help the child tie his shoes? (can)
- The designers turn their work in on time. (to be supposed to)
- Will Victor work overtime tomorrow? (to have to)
Exercise 1.8 Remove the auxiliaries from the following sentences and rewrite
them appropriately. Maintain the same tense as in the original sentence.
- We don’t want to go to the movies.
- He shouldn’t eat so fast.
- After supper we needed to take a little nap.
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