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  • _______(we/go)? It's getting late.
    shall we go; suggestion
  • _______(you/collect) my parcel for me?
    could you collect; request
  • I'm sorry to bother you but ______(you/help) me?
    could you help, request
  • You _____(start) learning Spanish if you're going to live in Madrid.
    should start; advice
  • You ____(not pay) by cheque without a cheque guarantee card.
    can't pay, prohibition
  • They ____(sell) their flat and buy a bigger one.
    have to sell, necessity
  • He ______(take) your car since he had the keys.
    must/could have taken, logical assumption
  • Ian ______(tell) her the truth; she now feels betrayed.
    should have told; criticism
  • You ___(be) kinder to her; she's only a baby.
    should, ought to be; critisism, advice
  • When we emigrated to Australia, we ______leave out pets behind.
    had to, obligation
  • Ann _____(play) the piano at the age of six.
    was able to/could play; ability
  • Call them later; they ______(sleep_ now.
    may be sleeping; possibility
  • You really _____(not/eat) so much read meat.
    shouldn't eat, advice
  • The doctor says I ____(lose) weight before my operaition.
    have to lose, necessity
  • She types very fast. Actually she _____(type_ 150 words per minute.
    can type, ability
  • She _____late last night; she looks exhausted.
    must have worked, logical assumption
  • You _____(not smoke) cigars on the plane.
    can't, may not, aren't allowed to; prohibition
  • ______(I/paint) my room a different colour, please?
    May I paint, permission
  • You ______(write) to your grandfather more often.
    should write, advice
  • You ______(confirm) your resignation in writing.
    must/have to/should confirm, obligation/duty