Central Modal Auxiliaries
Quiz
Complete the gaps with the modal verb 'would' and the words in brackets to express criticism.
Some of my younger brother's friends ...... (always / lie) to you. That was they way they treated everybody, really.
I liked Michael very much, but he ...... (sometimes / drive) me mad when we went out to the club.
Although he was a polite guy, Jason ...... (sometimes / behave) really badly. Honestly, I didn't know what to think about him.
The senior executives in our company ...... (always / treat) the new staff badly. I've got no idea why they did it at all.
The clown you hired ...... (make) a scene every single time you asked him to do some extra work.
Ugg. Simon ...... (talk) about his awful sister for hours on end. He wouldn't stop at all.
Lucy's parents ...... (take) advantage of her every time she was out dating a wealthy guy.
I hate my life. I ...... (always / get) into trouble for doing nothing naughty at all, David.
Our next door neighbours ...... (usually / turn) up the music whenever we wanted to spend a quiet lovely evening together.
The jumpy secretary ...... (sometimes / shout) at you for no apparent reason at all.
Kate's bodyguards ...... (always / keep) their distance when she asked them to do so. How on earth could they have protected her then?
Mr and Mrs Noman ...... (argue) every Saturday night over some petty thing or other.