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MODALS OBLIGATION, PERMISSION, ABILITY, PROHIBIT ...

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  • Don't leave your wallet exposed. Someone _____ it. (grab)
    could / may / might grab
  • You ______________ park your car there. It’s a no-parking zone.
    MUSTN'T / CAN'T
  • I wanted to talk to Jim yesterday, but I _____ find him.
    WASN'T ABLE TO
  • We ______________ pick the flowers in the park. It’s forbidden.
    MUSTN'T / CAN'T
  • I’m sorry I ______________ come yesterday. I had to work late
    WASN'T ABLE TO
  • Pets _______ go into the shop without their owners.
    ARE NOT ALLOWED TO / CAN'T / MUSTN'T
  • We _______ hurry. The plane leaves in 30 minutes.
    have to / must
  • They ____________ use their phones in class, it was prohibited.
    WEREN'T ALLOWED TO
  • He's only 25. He ______ her father! (be)
    can't be / couldn't be
  • I ________ wear a uniform at school. I could wear anything I wanted.
    DIDN'T HAVE TO
  • You ______ your cat with you.  (take)   Pets aren't allowed.
    mustn't take
  • I _____ the piano when I was 10. (play)
    couldn't / wasn't able to
  • Mike is only nine months old. He ______________ eat nuts yet.
    CAN'T / MUSTN'T
  • She is a small baby. She ______________ eat meat, but she ______________ drink milk
    CAN'T, CAN
  • Could you do me a favour? Yes, _______.
    I CAN
  • Tourists from the UK ______________ take their passports with them when they go abroad.
    HAVE TO
  • I ______________ come with you now because I’m studying for my test.
    CAN'T
  • I ______________ sing now but I ______________ sing very well when I was a child.
    CAN'T/ AM NOT ABLE TO, COULD
  • Footballers ______________ touch the ball with their hands.
    CAN'T / AREN'T ALLOWED TO
  • Kathy isn't answering her phone. She ______ it at home. (leave)
    MAY / MIGHT / COULD HAVE LEFT
  • May I interrupt? Yes,  _____
    YOU MAY
  • _________ to fish in this part of the river when you lived here?
    WERE YOU ALLOWED
  • I’m very tall, so I ______________ play basketball. I'm really good at it.
    CAN
  • Children under 6 _______ leave the room without permission.
    CAN'T / MUSTN'T
  • .You ______________ speed through the city. It’s dangerous!
    MUSTN'T / CAN'T
  • Many students in Great Britain ______________ wear a uniform when they go to school.
    HAVE TO
  • You ______ your dog with you. (take) I can look after it while you're gone.
    don't have to take
  • Don't take your ring off! You ________ it. (lose)
    may / might / could lose
  • Dad is late tonight. He _______ extra work to do at the office again. (have)
    could have had / must have had
  • Why did you leave your car unlocked? Someone _____ it. (steal)
    might / could have stolen
  • Don't worry, you _____ join the club next year. The coach will give you permission then.
    WILL BE ALLOWED TO
  • Tom's teacher says that he ____ play the violin pretty well in a year.
    WILL BE ABLE TO
  • My dog _____ very high when he was younger.
    COULD JUMP
  • Several criminals ______ escape into the woods yesterday.
    WERE ABLE TO