Ability
Five years ago, I ___ play the piano. (YES)
Five years ago, I COULD play the piano.
All children ___ fasten their seatbelts when traveling by car.
All children MUST fasten their seatbelts when traveling by car.
You have such a beautiful voice. You ___ sing for us!
You have such a beautiful voice. You SHOULD sing for us!
___ you like a cookie?
Would you like a cookie?
Do you think I ___ smoke here?
Do you think I MAY smoke here?
We ___ speak English well. (YES)
We CAN speak English well.
I ___ wear glasses to see
I HAVE TO wear glasses to see
You ___ study for the test or you'll fail.
You HAD BETTER study for the test or you'll fail.
She ___ go outside. It's raining.
She MIGHT go outside. It's raining.
___ you take off your glasses, please?
COULD you take off your glasses, please?
___ you swim when you were 10?
COULD you swim when you were 10?
I can't go out now. I ___ do my homework, my mummy tells me.
I can't go out now. I HAVE TO do my homework, my mummy tells me.
___ I ask John to help us?
SHOULD I ask John to help us?
I ___ go to the party. I have the perfect dress.
I may go to the party. I have the perfect dress.
Could you open that door for me please?
Could you open that door for me please?
I ___ run that fast when I was six years old. (NO)
I COULDN'T run that fast when I was six years old.
I ___ stop smoking.
I MUST stop smoking.
You ___ not come here again, or I'll report you!
You HAD BETTER not come here again, or I'll report!
___ you come with me?
WOULD/CAN you come with me?
Teacher, ___ I go to the bathroom?
Teacher, MAY I go to the bathroom?
I ___ open this window! I think it's stuck.
I CAN'T open this window! I think it's stuck.
You ____ be 18 to get a driver's license in BR.
You MUST be 18 to get a driver's license in BR.
He ___ be punished for his terrible attitude to people.
He OUGHT TO be punished for his terrible attitude to people.
Let's go for a walk, ___?
Let's go for a walk, SHALL WE?
Kate, ___ you bring some coffee for me?
Kate, CAN you bring some coffee for me?