MODAL VERBS - which for which circumstances? | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Which modal don't we use for expectations? should / may / will / shouldn't

may

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Which isn't a modal of prohibition? mustn't / can't / don't need to / not be permitted to / may not

don't need to

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Which modal verb don't we use for prohibition in the past? wasn't allowed to / couldn't / shouldn't have / wasn't allowed to

shouldn't have

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Which isn't a modal for advice? should / ought not to / can / had better / shouldn't

can

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baam

Lose 20 points!

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rocket

Go to first place!

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gift

Win 20 points!

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banana

Go to last place!

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Which isn't a modal for permission? may / be allowed to / had better / can

had better

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Which modal don't you use for possibility? could / couldn't / might not / may

couldn't

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Which modal do we use for regrets about the past? would have / could have / should have / must have

should have

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Which isn't a modal to show obligation? must / have to / should have / need to / have got to

should have

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banana

Go to last place!

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magnet

Take 5 points!

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fairy

Take points!

lifesaver

Give 15 points!

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Which modal verb don't we use for prohibition? can't / may not have / mustn't / needn't

needn't

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In spoken English, a request for permission "May I ... " is generally answered with can, cannot, or can't OR with may or may not - even if the question was formed using may.

"Yes, you can." or "No, you cannot / can't!"

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Which modal verb don't we use for certainty? can / must / can't

can

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seesaw

Swap points!

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gold

Win 50 points!

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shark

Other team loses 25 points!

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baam

Lose 15 points!

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Which modal is used for giving advice? could / needn't / had better / shouldn't have

had better

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Which modal don't we use for making general statements about the past? could / used to / would / couldn't / wouldn't

couldn't

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