1. I can swim but I surf. a can ​b could ​C can’t
2. Youssef speak five languages before he was ten years old.
a can ​b could ​C can’t
3. I play the guitar but I could sing,
a couldn’t ​b can’t ​C could
4. A: You can borrow my car if you want.
B: No, thanks. I drive!
a couldn’t ​b can’t ​c could
5. I ride a bike until I was 12 years old!
a could ​b can ​C couldn’t
6. A: you cook paella?
B: Yes, I show you how.
a Can . . . can ​b Can’t . . . can’t ​C Can . . . can’t
7. smoke in the bar?
a Are we allowed ​b We can ​C Can we
8. Our students to take up to five DVDs to watch at home.
a are they allowed ​b are allowed ​C can
9. We park our car outside our front door.
There’s no space.
a aren’t allowed ​b are allowed to ​C can’t
10. to take your mobile phone to school?
a Can you to ​b Are you allowed ​C You allowed
11. We to watch TV but we play computer games.
a can’t . . . are allowed to ​b aren’t allowed . . . can ​C aren’t allowed . . . are allowed
12. Only buses and taxis drive through the main square. Cars are banned.
a aren’t allowed to ​b can’t ​C can
13. You be here on time or the bus will go without you.
a must ​b need ​C have
14. You pay for parking. It’s free.
a must ​b mustn’t​C don’t have to
15. You forget to buy your mother a birthday present.
a must ​b mustn’t​C don’t have to
16. You pay with cash. They don’t accept credit cards.
a have to ​b mustn’t ​C don’t need to
17. My uncle won the lottery last year. He’s so rich he work!
a has to ​b don’t have to ​C doesn’t need to
18. We to take any food with us, but we really remember to take some water.
a don’t need . . . must ​b mustn’t . . . must ​C don’t need . . . don’t need
19. Our car broke down, so we take the bus.
a must ​b could ​C had to
20. When I was a child, I to watch television,
a couldn’t ​b wasn’t allowed ​C didn’t have to
21. to wear a uniform when you were at school, Mum?
a Were you allowed to ​b Could you ​C Did you have
22. We always do a lot of homework in the evening on weekdays.
a had to ​b didn’t have to ​C weren’t allowed to
23. In my last job I work from home if I wanted to.
a were allowed to ​b could ​C need
24. We smoke in the hotel. We go out into the garden.
a had to . . . could ​b couldn’t . . . had to ​C didn’t have . . . were allowed
25. open the door for me, please?
a Could you ​b Can I ​C May you
26. Excuse me, I leave the room for a moment? Thank you.
a may ​b would ​c will
27. ask you a favour? help me with this computer program ?
a Can you . . . ​Could you ​​b May I . . . Would you
C Can you . . . Could I
28. move a little to the left, please ? I don’t have much space.
a Can you ​b May you ​C Would I
29. wait here a moment, please ? I’ll see if the director is in his office.
a May you ​b Will I ​C Could you
30. My meeting finishes at six. come and pick me up?
a May I ​b Could I ​C Would you
31. Oh no! I have forgotten my wallet! lend me some money until tomorrow?
a Could possibly you ​​b Could you possibly
C Possibly could you
32. Would you mind your car, please? I need to open the gate.
a move ​b moving ​c I moved
33. Do you mind early this afternoon? I have an appointment with the dentist.
a if I leave ​​b if I left ​​C if I leaving
34. He really tell so many lies. He’ll get in to trouble.
a should ​b ought ​C shouldn’t
35. Those children be on their own! They to be with an adult.
a should . . . oughtn’t ​b shouldn’t . . . ought
36. finish your English homework?
a You should ​b You’d better ​C Hadn’t you better