simple present
word: can (substitute - Ability)
1st person singular
I am able to fix a bike.
word: can (Permission)
1st person singular
I was able to ...
word: can (Ability)
1st person plural
We have been able to ...
word: can (Ability)
2nd person singular
simple past
Were you able to ...?
1
Please write back soon.
...,
Dave
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Solution: Yoursword: can (substitute - Permission)
3rd person singular
I am allowed to stay up until 10 pm.
word: can (Permission)
2nd person singular
You were allowed to ..
word: can (Ability)
3rd person singular
She has been able to
word: can (Permission)
3rd person singular
simple past
Was he/she allowed to ...
2
I ... the bus because I slept too long!
solution: missed
word: must - substitute
1st person singular
I have to clean my room.
word: can (Ability)
2nd person plural
You were able to ...
help me with German homework.
word: can (Permission)
3rd person singular
She has been allowed to ...
word: can (Permission)
3rd person plural
present perfect
Has he/she been allowed to ...?
3
Did you see my pencil ...?
solution: anywhere
word: can't (Ability)
2nd person singular
You are not able to score a goal.
word: can (Necessity/Notwendigkeit)
3rd person pluralThey had to wait one hour for the next bus.
word: must (Necessity/Notwendigkeit)
3rd person singular
He has had to go to the doctor.
word: can (Permission)
2nd person singular
present perfect
Have you been allowed to ...?
4
solution: weird
word: needn't
3rd person singular
He needn't clean his room because he did it last week.
word: can not (Ability)
1st person plural
We were not able to find the missing basketball.
word: needn't (Necessity/Notwendigkeit)
1st person singular
I have not had to go to the dentist yet.
Surprise! Translate:
Du solltest nicht zu viel Eis essen.
You should not eat too much ice cream.
5
If a friend has a problem, it is nice to show ...
Solution: Understanding