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Periphrastic Modal Practice. Circle the appropriate periphrastic modal.

1. Right now, they are happy because their apartment is big enough. However, if they have

more children, they might have to / be able to / be allowed to move to a bigger one. =

They might need to move to a bigger one.

2. Right now, their apartment is big enough. If they have more children, however, they

might not have to / be able to keep living there because they won’t have enough space.

3. We don’t have to / aren’t allowed to have pets in our apartment. The rental agreement

(租 约 , contrato de arrendamiento, арендный договор) prohibits us (禁止/阻止, prohibir,

запреща́ть) from having them.

4. I’m sorry I wasn’t allowed to / wasn’t able to / didn’t have to come yesterday. My

daughter was feeling under the weather, so I stayed home with her.

5. She would like to spend more time with her kids, but she can’t because her husband is

currently unemployed and she has to work overtime to make ends meet (=have enough

money to pay the bills). If her husband finds a job, she will have to / be able to / be

allowed to spend more time with her kids.

6. She hasn’t finished her homework yet. When she has, she will have to / be allowed to

watch T.V. or do whatever else she wants to. Note: They might have to = Maybe they will have to

They might be able to = Maybe they will be able to

They might be allowed to = Maybe they will be allowed to Periphrastic Modal Practice. Circle the appropriate periphrastic modal.

1. Right now, they are happy because their apartment is big enough. However, if they have

more children, they might have to / be able to / be allowed to move to a bigger one. =

They might need to move to a bigger one.

2. Right now, their apartment is big enough. If they have more children, however, they

might not have to / be able to keep living there because they won’t have enough space.

3. We don’t have to / aren’t allowed to have pets in our apartment. The rental agreement

(租 约 , contrato de arrendamiento, арендный договор) prohibits us (禁止/阻止, prohibir,

запреща́ть) from having them.

4. I’m sorry I wasn’t allowed to / wasn’t able to / didn’t have to come yesterday. My

daughter was feeling under the weather, so I stayed home with her.

5. She would like to spend more time with her kids, but she can’t because her husband is

currently unemployed and she has to work overtime to make ends meet (=have enough

money to pay the bills). If her husband finds a job, she will have to / be able to / be

allowed to spend more time with her kids.

6. She hasn’t finished her homework yet. When she has, she will have to / be allowed to

watch T.V. or do whatever else she wants to. Note: They might have to = Maybe they will have to

They might be able to = Maybe they will be able to

They might be allowed to = Maybe they will be allowed to