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Modal Verbs. Ability and permission.

Authored by Isabel Gallego Chaves

English

10th Grade

Used 17+ times

Modal Verbs. Ability and permission.
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Modal verbs are different from lexical and auxiliary verbs because...

Tick the INCORRECT OPTION

they don't have meaning

they add meaning

they do not take endings

they do not need auxiliary verbs to make questions and negative sentences

they can't go alone in a sentence.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which verb is part of the modal verbs but works different?

CAN

because it has more than one use

MAY

because it can be used in questions

HAVE TO

because it doesn't follow the same rules

COULD

because it doesn't have a present form

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

CAN, MAY and COULD are used to express...

ability and probability

permission and abilty

prohibition and obligation

obligation and advice

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Tick the correct use

Can I go to the toilet?

present ability

past ability

informal permission

formal permission

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Tick the correct use

Passengers may not use their mobiles phones during the landing

present ability

past ability

informal permission

formal permission

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Tick the correct use

I couldn't swim because I was afraid of water

present ability

past ability

informal permission

formal permission

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Tick the correct use

May I help you?

present ability

past ability

informal permission

formal permission

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