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You __________ exercise more often. (advice)
should
John ________ get a haircut. (suggestion)
should
What ________ I wear? (asking for suggestions)
should
You __________ be eating healthier food. (advice)
should
You ____________ watch so much television. (suggestion in the negative form)
shouldn't
He ___________ drive so fast. He’ll have an accident one day. (suggestion in the neg. form)
shouldn't
I think we ______ go home; it’s very late. (suggestion)
should
He __________ run very fast in his youth. (ability in the past)
could
You ________ follow the orders of your boss. (strong obligation)
must
You _______ smoke in public places. (prohibition)
must
I ___________ be at home by 9.30 pm. (external obligation)
have to
________ you swim when you were four? (past ability)
Could
How many languages _____ you speak when you were 5?
could
I ______ ride a bike when I was six. (past inability)
couldn't
Yasmin ______ drive a car when she was 18. (past ability)
could
John and I ______ climb trees. (past inability)
couldn't
I _______ study for the exam yesterday. (past external obligation)
had to
I ________ do any homework last summer because I passed all my exams. (no obligation)
didn't have to
What ____ you ________do last night? (past obligation)
did - have to
My sister _____ visit my granny yesterday because she was ill. (external obligation)
had to
When my friends went to England, they ________ speak English all the time. (external obligation)
had to
You ________ turn left. (prohibition)
mustn't
You _____ stop. (strong obligation)
must
All passengers _______ wear seat belts. (strong obligation)
must
Children ________ talk to strangers. (prohibition)
mustn't
Relax, it's the weekend! We ________ wake up early. (no obligation)
don't have to
I ________ go to bed at 9 o'clock since tomorrow I've classes early. (necessity)
must
I have an exam tomorrow. I _______ study hard for it. (necessity)
must