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| can | be able to | can | could | 
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| must | have to | must | |||
| be to should | have to (has to) am (is, are) to | had to was (were) to |  shall have to
will
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| may | be allowed to | may | might | ||
 am
is allowed to
are
|  was allowed to
were
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will
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I. Complete the sentences. Use can or cant + one of these verbs:
Come, find, hear, see, speak
1. I am sorry, but we .. cant come . to your party next Saturday.
2. She got the job because she five languages.
3. You are speaking very quietly. I ..you.
4. Have you seen my bag? Iit.
5. I like this hotel room. You .the mountains from the window.
II. Complete the sentences. Use can or couldnt + one of these verbs:
Eat, go, go, see, sleep, understand
1. I was tired but .I couldnt sleep.
2. She spoke very quickly. I couldnt .. her.
3. His eyes are not very good. He . very well.
4. I wasnt hungry yesterday. I my dinner.
5. He to the concert next Saturday. He is working.
6. He .. to the meeting last week. He was ill.
III. Complete the sentences. Use must +one of the verbs:
be, buy, go, go, help, hurry, learn, meet, phone, read, wash, win.
1. We ..must go to the bank today. We havent got any money.
2. I .. I havent got much time.
3. She is a very interesting person. You her.
4. I forgot to phone Dave last night. Ihim today.
5. You . to drive. Its very useful.
6. This is an excellent book. You it.
7. We some food. Weve got nothing for dinner.
8. My hair is dirty. I it.
9. I . To the post office. I need some stamps.
10. I have a big problem. You ..me.
11. The game tomorrow is very important for us. We ...
12. You cant always have things immediately. You patient.
IV. Put in must or had to:
1. I .had to go to the bank yesterday to get some money.
2. The windows are very dirty. I .. clean them.
3. The windows were very dirty yesterday. I clean them.
4. I .. get up early tomorrow. Ive got a lot to do.
5. Come on! We .. hurry. We havent got much time.
6. We arrived home very late last night. We wait half an hour for a taxi.
7. These cakes are very nice. You . have one.
8. Ann came to the party but she didnt stay very long. She .. leave early.
9. He didnt know how to use the machine. I . Show him.
10. I was nearly late for my appointment this morning. I . Run to get there on time.
V. Complete the sentences. Use should + one of these verbs:
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Clean go read visit watch wear
1. When you play tennis, you .. should watch .. the ball.
2. You look tired. You to bed
3. You your teeth after every meal.
4. The city museum is very interesting. You .. it.
5. When you are driving, you a seat-belt.
6. Its a good book. You .. it.
VI. Make sentences with shouldnt .so
1. (you smoke too much) You shouldnt smoke so much.
2. (you work too hard) You so hard.
3. (he eats too much) He much.
4. (She watches TV too often) She.
5. (you talk too much) You ..
