MODAL VERBS: Obligation, permission and possibility

a)Choose the correct modal verb:

1-MUST/CAN I go to the toilet, please?
2-We DONT HAVE TO / MUST wear a suit and a tie at work. We can wear
shorts.
3-She HAD TO/MUST go home as son as she left school.
4-Jorge DOESNT HAVE TO/CANT turn on the tv while his brother is
studying.
5-They DIDNT NEED TO /COULDNT study to be lawyers. They were very
poor.
6-I HAVE TO/CAN go to the supermarket. There isnt any food in the fridge!
b)Complete the sentences with a modal verb:
1- You ____________________ speak to the driver when the bus is moving.
It's dangerous.
2- He's a millionaire. He __________________ work but he does because he
enjoys it.
3- In my last job I _________________________ ask for permission if we
wanted to go to the bathroom.
4- Children ____________________ wear a uniform in this school. Everybody
wears it.
5- Pay me back when you can. You ________________ do it immediately.
6- You __________________ have a helmet when you ride a bike.
7- You _____________________ use your mobile phone at school.
8- Valeria _________________________ pay in pounds. She _________________
also pay in euros.
9- We want experienced people.You ______________________ need a lot of
experience to work here.
10-I _________________________ study a foreign language when I was at
school but I ___________________________ choose German. I
__________________ choose English.
11-You ____________________ park here. There is a double yellow line.
12-Women ____________________________ vote in Spain until 1931.
c)Rewrite the sentences using a modal verb:
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It isnt necessary to wear a uniform:

You arent allowed to speak loudly at school:
It s obligatory to switch off your mobile phone at the museum:
A few years ago, children werent allowed to wear shorts:
Were allowed to go to a party tonigh:
Its forbidden to park here:
Its necessary to arrive at work early:
Its the law to wear a seatbell in a car:
Its not necessary to book tickets for the concert:

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You were allowed to go late to the bed on Chistmas eve.