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  • We _________ pick the flowers in the park. It is forbidden.
    can't/ musn't
  • There are plenty of tomatoes in the fridge. You _______________ buy any.
    needn't
  • Take an umbrella. It ________ rain later.
    might
  • You __________ write 30 sentences for homework because you have misbehaved.
    must/ have to
  • I ________ come with you now because I'm studying for my test.
    can't
  • I'm sorry I ______ come yesterday. I had to work late.
    couldn't
  • I ______ sing now, but I ________ sing very well when I was a child.
    1) can/ can't 2) could/ couldn't
  • I'm happy to inform you that I ______ come to work next week.
    can
  • _________ I use your pen, please?
    May/ Can
  • People ______ walk on the grass.
    mustn't
  • He ________ speak Italian because he spent 5 years in Rome.
    can
  • ________ you stand on your head for more than a minute? No, I _________.
    Can/ Can't
  • I ___________ eat fish when I was a child, but I love it today.
    couldn't
  • He is so ill that he _____ see the doctor.
    must
  • She _______ work hard because she's a single parent and has little money.
    must/ has to
  • Alba has traveled a lot, She ________ speak 4 languages.
    can
  • __________ I use your phone?
    can/ could
  • I ____________ swim very far these days, but 10 years ago I _______ swim to the other side of the lake.
    can't/ could
  • This is a hospital. You __________________ smoke here.
    musn't
  • You _______ take the test seriously, even if you already have enough good grades to pass.
    should
  • Please, excuse me but I really ______ go now.
    have to/ must
  • According to the weather report it __________ snow this afternoon.
    might/ may
  • You ________ leave small objects lying around. Such objects ______ be swallowed by children.
    shouldn't/ may
  • Many students in the U.K ________ wear a uniform when they go to school.
    must
  • You ___________ to write 300 lines. 30 will be enough.
    don't have
  • You _________ speed through the city. It's dangerous.
    musn't
  • We _________ watch TV tonight. We haven't decided yet.
    might/ may
  • Footballers ________ touch the ball with their hands
    musn't
  • John, you _______ speak so quickly. Nobody ______ understand you.
    musn't/ can
  • ________ I ask you a question? Yes, of course.
    May
  • You _________ sleep in that room. It's full of empty boxes and other stuff.
    can't
  • I _________ go out tonight, but I don't think so. I feel too tired.
    might/ may
  • Mike is only 9 months old. He ______ eat nuts yet.
    can't
  • Drivers __________ stop when the traffic lights are red.
    must
  • You ___________ to go now. The train leaves in an hour, so you've still got some time left.
    don't have
  • I'm very tall, so I _________ play basketball.
    can/ could
  • You ___________ park the car there. It's a no-parking zone.
    musn't
  • The teacher said we _______ read this book for our own pleasure as it is optional.
    can
  • I ______ feed the baby now, can you do it for me ?
    can't
  • He had been working for more than 11 hours. He __________ be tired after such hard work.
    must
  • I ____________ speak Arabic fluently when I was a child and we lived in Morocco. But after we moved back to Canada, I had very few exposure to the language and forgot almost everything I knew as a child.
    could
  • That _______ be John over there. He said he would be in the U.S this week.
    can't
  • She is a small baby. She _____ eat meat, but she ___ drink milk.
    can't or musn't / can
  • Tourists ____________ take their passports with them when they go abroad.
    must
  • We _________ go to the bank today. We don't have any money left.
    must
  • You really___________ see that new documentary. It's fantastic.
    must/ have to / should
  • If you've got a bad cough, you _________ smoke.
    musn't/ shouldn't
  • You _________ make so much noise. The baby is sleeping in the next room.
    musn't
  • You have a headache, so you ______ go to bed earlier.
    must
  • ____________ you speak Italian? No, I __________
    Can / can't