Share MODAL VERBS: obligation prohibition and permission
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You _________________ make a reservation if you want to go hiking in the most popular areas of New Zealand.
HAVE TO
A good sense of humour is important, even in business. You _____________________________________ serious all the time.
DON'T HAVE TO
You ________________ bathe and sunbathe naked in Australia and the UK, but only on special "nudist beaches".
CAN
Obligations: Which modal verb expresses an obligation imposed by the speaker?
MUST
Dennis! You ... hit your sister ever again!
MUSTN'T
I __________________ get good grades, so I can go to university.
MUST
____ fish in this part of the river?
CAN YOU
(Parent to child) You _____ do your homework before watching television
MUST
I'll _____ wear the black dress tonight. The invitation said formal clothes.
HAVE TO
You _____ rent a car without a credit card.
CAN'T
I _____ forget to take my library books back on the way home.
MUSTN'T
In the UK you can leave a tip in the pub if you want, but you _____.
DON'T HAVE TO
(Notice on a train) Quiet carriage. Passengers _____ play music or talk on the phone in this part of the train.
MUSTN'T
_____ go to the party? I'm really tired.
DO WE HAVE TO
I'd love to come to the cinema but I _____ hand in this assignment tomorrow.
MUST
_____ I borrow your black dress tonight, please?
COULD
