Passives with Modals

There are about nine modals that are really common in Canadian English:

There are two basic patterns we use for passive modals.

Active Verb	Passive Verb	Example
can see	can be seen	That painting can be seen in the Louvre.
should do	should be done	The work should be done on time.
would sell	would be sold	The tickets would be sold there if possible.
might finish	might be finished	It might be finished by next week.
must pay	must be paid	Employees must be paid on the last day of the month.

Complete Exercise 1: Passive Modals now and then close the window to continue with the lesson.

Active Modal	Passive Modal	Example
could have done	could have been done	It could have been done by John.
should have finished	should have been finished	It should have been finished yesterday.
might have lost	might have been lost	It might have been lost when we were travelling.

Complete Exercise 2: Passive Modals now and then close the window.