Can/Could
Ask for permission to open the window.
Can I open the window?
Say something you can do now using “be able to.”
I am able to speak English.
Say one thing you must do today.
I have got to study.
Give a rule at school.
You must wear a uniform.
Say that you are hungry but don’t know what to eat.
I want something to eat.
Make a polite request for help.
Could you help me?
Talk about something you succeeded in doing yesterday.
I was able to finish my homework.
Talk about a responsibility at work or school.
I’ve got to finish a report.
Say something prohibited in class.
You must not use your phone.
Say that there is a person at the door, but you don’t know who.
Someone is at the door.
Talk about an ability you had as a child.
I could swim when I was 5.
Talk about something you couldn’t do last weekend.
I wasn’t able to go to the party.
Say something you need to do this weekend.
I have got to clean my house.
Give strong advice for health.
You must drink water.
Ask a question when you are open to all options for food.
Do you want anything to eat?
Ask your teacher to repeat something politely.
Could you repeat that, please?
Talk about a future ability.
I will be able to drive next year.
Make it negative.
I haven’t got to wake up early
Say a rule in a hospital.
Visitors must be quiet.
Suggest going to a place, but you don’t care where.
Let’s go somewhere.
Talk about an ability you couldn't do as a child.
I couldn't swim when I was 5.
Say something difficult you managed to do in the past.
I was able to pass the exam.
Ask someone about their obligation.
Have you got to work tomorrow?
Give a strict rule for driving.
You must not t text while driving.
Say that it doesn’t matter where you go on vacation.
We can go anywhere.