Task 1 Choose the correct option.
1. The ____________ was arrested by police who caught him hiding in his garden.
witness
criminal
victim
2. It looks like he is trying to ____________ that umbrella.
rob
theft
steal
3. She tried to ______________ drugs in her suitcase from Toronto to Seattle.
mug
pickpocket
smuggle
4. The _____________ was caught with the CDs in his bag while he was still in the shop.
shoplifter
pickpocket
smuggler
5. I caught a ______________ trying to steal my purse on the crowded bus.
smuggler
shoplifter
pickpocket
6. The police are trying to catch the _________ who set fire to the school.
arsonman
arson
arsoner
7. I have never committed a __________.
crime
thief
steal

Task 2 Choose the correct answer.
You really shouldn’t poke your nose into her affairs; you didn't need to tell / needn’t have told her about her husband’s betrayal.
I really like your cooking but you didn't need to serve /needn’t have served me so many dishes. I’m full up and can’t have any more bites.
We had everything we needed so we needn't have gone / didn’t need to go
You cannot use your notes during the test. You didn't need to bring / needn’t have brought them.
She needn't have finished / didn’t need to finish her work so I’m sure she has already gone home.
My sister is an edgy fellow but she really didn't need to cancel / needn’t have cancelled our order after an hour of waiting.
I don’t know why she prepared so many dishes for dinner. She didn't need to cook / needn’t have cooked for all of us.
I didn’t need to go / needn't have gone to work today but I went as I knew they were really busy on this new contract.

Task 3 Fill in the blanks using modal verbs from the box.

CAN CAN’T COULD COULDN’T

DIDN’T NEED TO MUST MUSTN’T NEEDN‘T

Jack spends the whole day just walking around. He _______________ have a job.
You _______________ drive a car when you’re 18.
When I was in school, I _______________ do a hand stand.
We ___________ get the tickets for tomorrow’s game, so we stayed home.
You _______________ forget to turn off the lights when you go to bed.
When I was a child I could understand adults, now that I’m an adult I __________________ understand children.
I __________________ fix my bike because Michael had already done it.
You _______________ have phoned Alice with the news. She knew already.