MODAL VERBS OF PERMISSION

Which of the following modal verbs is commonly used to ask for permission in informal situations?

• Can

• May

• Could

• Might

Which of the following modal verbs is commonly used to ask for permission in formal situations?

• Can

• May

• Could

• Might

Which of the following modal verbs is used to ask for permission in a more tentative or polite way?

• Can

• May

• Could

• Might

What modal verbs do we usually use to ask for permission?

• must, have, should

• can't, musn't

• can, could, may

• has. have, had

When is ‘may’ most often used to ask for permission?

• Between friends

• Between two children

• Between two adults

• Between a child and an adult

You're a child and you formally ask a teacher for permission to leave the room. Which sentence is appropriate for the situation?

• May I leave the room?

• Can I leave the room?

• I may leave the room?

• Could I leave the room?

You ask for permission not to come early tomorrow. You're feeling informal. Which sentence is appropriate for the situation?

• Could I not come early tomorrow?

• 
  May I not come early tomorrow?

• I cannot come early tomorrow?

• Can I not come early tomorrow?

Which is the most appropriate modal of permission to complete the sentence.

Hello, __________ I speak with Ms. Lim please?

• Can

• May

• Could

• Can't

Which is the most appropriate modal of permission to complete the sentence.

"Mom, __________ I go with Jill to the school play?

• Can

• May

• Could

• Can't

The modal verb "COULD" expresses __________.

Which of the following best completes the thought of the sentence?

• past ability

• tentative or polite permission

• not allowed

• a wish