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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
(habitual Pos)How many people can be seated in this hall? (offering)Can I help you? (ability)I can ski quite well. (prohibition)You cant park your car here. (habitual pos.)She can be very nice if shes in a good mood. (theoretical posibility)Where can he have gone? (giving permision)Of course you can have some juice if youd like some. (ordering)You can wash up and then you can do the beds. (requesting)Can you thread this needle for me, please? (negative certainty)It cant be true. I know hed never do a thing like that.
35. 36. 37. 38.
(obsence of necessity)He didnt have to stay in a hotel. (necessity)We have to buy a present for our grandfather. (asking question)Do I have to do my homework now? (obligation)The manager told me that I have to complete this project by Monday. 39. (absence of necessity)You dont have to take a taxi; Dad will drive you to the airport.
40. (simple future)We shall overcome all oppression

someday.
41. (offering)Shall I open the door for you? 42. (suggestion)How shall I get to your house? 43. (suggestion,requesting)Shall we go to the theatre this
evening?
11. (negative certainty It couldnt be john Hes in London 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.
today. (asking for premission)Could I use your phone? (critisism)You could tell me if you are going to be late. (offering)Could I carry your suitcase for you? (general hability in the past)Anne could talk when she was 18 months old. (requesting)Where could he have gone? (requesting)Could you help me move the piano? (weak possibility)It could rain later on (but I dont think it will). (conditional)I could buy a new car if I got the job.
44. (advising)He recommended that we should make an early

start on our journey.
45. (abligation)You should always do what your mother says. 46. (criticism)The train should be here soon. Its already five
minutes late.
47. (criticism)You should tell me if you are going to be late. 48. (obligation)Shop assistants should be polite to the
customers. 49. (after various adjectives whit stress personal)Im sorry that you should feel that way. 50. (expressing conditional 1st person)If I won the lottery, I should buy a new house. 51. (after a number of verbs insist)If he should turn up, tell him Ive gone home.
20. (possibility)He could have had an accident, but luckily he

didnt.
21. (critisism)You could have called the police, but you didnt. 22. (possibility)I may go to the concert if I finish my work in
time. 23. (permision)May I have a chocolate? Yes, of course you may.
52. (criticism)You should have called the police, but you

didnt.
53. (predicting)You will meet a tall, dark handsome man in 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59.
the next few days. (simple future)The car just wont start. (habits)He will keep smoking even though he knows I detest the habit. (habits)She will always bring us flowers from her garden whenever she comes round. (polite invitations)If you will wash the dishes, Ill dry them. (polite invitations)Will you come to the party with me? (willignnes)Itll be fine tomorrow, according to the forecast.
24. (possibility)I might go to the concert if I can only get my

work finished.
25. (critisism)You might tell me if you are going to be late. 26. (permission,possibility)Might I accompany you to the
ball?
27. (critisism)Where might he have gone? 28. (critisism)You might have called the police, but you didnt. 29. (deduction)That must be his sister she looks just like 30. 31. 32. 33. 34.
him. (necessity)I must complete this project by Monday. (prohibition)You mustnt smoke in closed public places. (asking question)Must I do my homework now? (necessity)We really must go now. (obligation)You must obey the school rules.
60. (talking about the future in the past)It was in Paris where
he had the idea that would make him a fortune.
61. (polite request)Would you close the window, please? 62. (past habits)If she would stop biting her nails, she could
be a model.
63. (willingnnes)We would spend all our holidays at the

beach.
64. (condicional)I would stay here forever if I didnt have to

go back to work.
65. (obligation)Shop assistants ought to be polite to the

customers. 66. (criticism)You ought to tell me if you are going to be late. 67. (srong probability)They ought to call us next. We got here before everyone else in the waiting room. 68. (advising)You ought to go to that new hairdressers.
69. (cirticism)You ought to have called the police, but you

didnt.
70. (necessity)My brother needs to go to the library to get

some information.
71. (absence of necessity1)She doesnt need to do the 72. 73. 74. 75. 76.
shopping this week. (necessity)Need I dress smartly? Do I need to dress smartly). (absence of necessity 3)You neednt buy any dog food, weve got plenty. (abcense of necessity 1)You neednt take a taxi; Dad will drive you to the airport. (absence of necessity3)You neednt have called Tom; I spoke to him this morning. (absence of necesity2)He didnt need to stay in a hotel.

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35. 36. 37. 38.

40. (simple future)We shall overcome all oppression

44. (advising)He recommended that we should make an early

20. (possibility)He could have had an accident, but luckily he

52. (criticism)You should have called the police, but you

24. (possibility)I might go to the concert if I can only get my

63. (willingnnes)We would spend all our holidays at the

64. (condicional)I would stay here forever if I didnt have to

65. (obligation)Shop assistants ought to be polite to the

69. (cirticism)You ought to have called the police, but you

70. (necessity)My brother needs to go to the library to get

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