There CAN / MAY still be some seats on this flight, I'll check for you
MAY
I could see that there was definitely a market
PAST ABILITY
That wasn't a very sensible decision. You ran the risk of being dismissed
You could have been dismissed
Use could have, might have or should have to talk about something that was possible in the past but didn't happen
TRUE
Which sentence is correct?
I'm sorry, I CAN'T / MAY NOT get you on to that flight, all the seats are booked
CAN'T
Boat owners want to be able to access the internet
PRESENT ABILITY
What a pity you didn't come five minutes earlier. You have missed the chance of seeing Anne.
You could have seen Anne
We can use be able to in present, past or future
TRUE
Which sentence is correct?
It CAN / MAY rain a lot in Manchester, it's a very damp climate
MAY
You still can't access the internet from your boat
PRESENT ABILITY
You were wrong to speak to her like that
You shouldn't have spoken to her like that
Use should have to compliment what people have or haven't done
FALSE
We use it to criticize
Which sentence is correct?
You CAN'T / MUSTN'T work legally in the US without a visa
CAN'T
So other companies won't be able to compete with you
FUTURE ABILITY
We are very lucky we didn't lose the contract
We could/might have lost the contract
Can is always a modal of ability
FALSE
It can also express probability/possibility
Which sentence is correct?
You DON'T HAVE TO / MUSTN'T / DON'T NEED TO apply now, it CAN / MAY wait until tomorrow.
DON'T HAVE TO / DON'T NEED TO
CAN
Have you been able to get any sort of protection for it?
PAST ABILITY
It was a mistake not to send the price list with the catalogue
We should have sent the price list with the catalogue
must have expresses past obligation
FALSE
It expresses deduction
Which sentence is correct?