CAN: ability in the present, 1) When Susan was five, she _________ read and write. asking 2) I _________ get up early today. Because it is Sunday. permission. 3) Birds _________ fly but lions _________. 4) This bag is too heavy for you. _________ I help you? 5) I _________ wear school uniform at my school. COULD: ability in the 6) You _________ smoke here. It is forbidden. past, polite requests, 7) _________ you turn on the lights, please? asking permission politely 8) I _________ help my mother with the housework. She is tired. 9) If you go to bed late, you _________ be late for the school. 10)You _________ do your homework if you want to go out. 11)_________ you help me with the cleaning? MUST: internal obligation 12)I _________ drive to work last year but now I _________ as I MUSTN’T: prohibition moved to a new apartment. 13)_________ we go out tonight? 14)She _________ walk because she has broken her leg. 15)Rose _________ obey the rules but she didn’t. HAVE TO:external obligation 16)You _________ pay the taxes regularly otherwise HAD TO: obligation in the past you _________ be punished. 17)You _________ park here. You _________ find a parkland. 18)She _________ win the match because she was ill. 19)We _________ buy tickets for the concert. Susan has already NEEDN’T, bought them. DON’T HAVE TO, 20)My father is very talented. He _________ paint very well. no necessity 21)It is hot outside. You _________ wear you jacket. 22)It is raining heavily. You _________ take your umbrella. 23)You _________ use your mobile phone at the cinema. 24)My mother _________ go to the dentist. She has a terrible WOULD: polite or formal requests toothache. 25)_________ I borrow your camera tonight? 26)You _________ touch it. It is too hot. 27) You _________ be careful while
WILL: offers, opinions, hopes, driving.
warnings, fears, suggestions, 28) When I was a young man, promises I _________ run fast. 29) _________ elephants jump? No, they _________. 30) You _________ pick up these SHALL: questions, offers flowers. Otherwise, my mother with I and WE _________ get angry with you.