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  • I _______________ clean my room. It's a mess!
    HAVE TO (obligation but not by law/rule)
  • ____ I ask you a question?
    CAN / COULD / MAY /MIGHT (permission)
  • In my opinion, you ____________take the bus to London. The train is quicker.
    SHOULDN'T/OUGHT NOT TO (advice)
  • And then Laia said... "____________ we dance?"
    SHALL (suggestion/offer)
  • You can try this treatment. However, ___________ be effective.
    MIGHT/MAY/COULD NOT (probability)
  • When there's a thunderstorm, you ____________ stay away from the windows.
    SHOULD/OUGHT TO (advice)
  • You ____________ buy more milk. There's plenty in the basement.
    DON'T HAVE TO/DON'T NEED TO (no obligation)
  • Laia has two left feet. She ____________ dance.
    CAN´T (ability)
  • Martí _______________ attend the wedding next Saturday because his parents grounded him.
    WON'T BE ALLOWED TO (future permission)
  • You ______________ buy alcohol if you aren't an adult. It's not permitted!
    MUSTN'T/CAN'T (prohibition by law)
  • You ______ drive a car in Spain until you're 18.
    MUSTN'T / CAN'T (prohibition by law)
  • Tom  _____ speak three languages when he was only seven. It was amazing!
    COULD - WAS ABLE TO (ability)
  • I _________ stop laughing. Miqui's joke was so funny!
    COULDN'T (past ability)
  • You_____________hold the snake if you don't want to.
    DON'T HAVE TO/DON'T NEED TO (no obligation)
  • You’ve got plenty of time. You _____ hurry!
    DON'T HAVE TO/DON'T NEED TO (no obligation)
  • Miqui was in the Gym. He ______________ comitted the murder!
    CAN'T HAVE (past possibility)
  • We ____________ finish our project before Friday. The teacher won't accept it after that day.
    MUST (obligation by rule)
  • Martí was found next to the corpse. I'm sure: he ____________ killed the puppy!
    MUST HAVE (past possibility)
  • Pol _____ be at home but I’m not sure because he always gets home at different times.
    MIGHT / MAY / COULD (probability)
  • Tom! You ________________tell anyone. It's a secret!
    MUSTN'T/CAN'T (prohibition)
  • Martí and Pol  _______________ attend the party because they will be taking care of pigs in a farm.
    WON'T BE ABLE (future ability)
  • This guitar has a wonderful sound. I ___________ buy it.
    MAY/MIGHT/COULD (probability)
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