Obligation & Prohibition
Choose the best word: “You ___ wear a helmet when you ride a motorbike.”
must / have to
What do you say when you want someone to wait for a short time?
“Hold on, please.” / “Could you hold, please?”
Complete the sentence: “I ___ swim, but I can’t dive.”
can
Choose the correct adjective: “The final was very ___. Everyone felt ___.”
exciting; excited
Choose the past simple form: “Yesterday, we ___ (meet) after work.”
met
Choose the best word(s): “You ___ bring food to the meeting; lunch is provided.”
don’t have to
Complete the phrase: “I’m sorry, the line is ___. Could you call back later?”
busy
Choose the best form: “When I was six, I ___ already ride a bicycle.”
could
Choose the correct adjective: “I was ___ because the conversation was so ___.”
bored; boring
Complete the past continuous: “At 8 p.m., I ___ (talk) to my sister on the phone.”
was talking
Complete the advice: “You ___ speak more slowly on the phone.”
should
What is the polite question for asking to speak to Mr Santos?
“Could I speak to Mr Santos, please?”
Complete: “After three months of practice, she was ___ give a presentation in English.”
able to
What is a “teammate”?
A person who plays on the same team as you.
Complete the past perfect: “By the time we arrived, the match ___ (already / start).”
had already started
Correct the sentence: “Visitors mustn’t show their passport at immigration.”
Visitors have to / must show their passport at immigration.
Choose the best phrasal verb: “Please don't ___ before I take your number.”
hang up
Is this about ability or possibility? “It could rain during the match.”
possibility
Complete the relationship phrase: “They have known each other for years and they get ___ very well.”
on
Complete with used to: “I ___ play football every Saturday, but now I go swimming.”
used to
Make one rule and one piece of advice for a sports club using mustn’t and should.
Answers will vary. Example: “Players mustn’t arrive late. They should warm up before training.”
Reorder the words to make a polite message: “a / leave / could / message / I / please?”
“Could I leave a message, please?”
Rewrite more correctly: “Because of the traffic, we couldn’t arrive on time.”
“Because of the traffic, we weren’t able to arrive on time.”
Correct the adjective choice: “My friend was embarrassing after he lost the tennis match.”
My friend was embarrassed after he lost the tennis match.
Choose the best word: “She ___ calls her parents on Sunday, and she ___ lives near the beach.”
usually; usually