Printable Handout: Modals- Permission and Requests

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Q1 - You ____ leave if you've finished.
may
might
Either could be used here.
Q2 - ____ I come in?
Can
May
Either could be used here.
Q3 - We ____ not get into the concert without tickets, so we went home.
might
could
Either could be used here.
Q4 - ____ I open the window?
Could
May
Either could be used here.
Q5 - ____ you turn the heating up a bit, please?
Could
May
Q6 - You ____ take a mobile phone into the exam.
can't
may not
Either could be used here.
Q7 - ___ you help me?
Can
Could
Either could be used here.
Q8 - I'm afraid you ____ not take the exam until you pay for it.
may
might
Q9 - You ____ smoke anywhere on the train.
cannot
might not
Q10 - You ____ use my dictionary if you want.
can
might
Either could be used here.

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