Name: ……………………………………..

Date: ……/……/……
Class: ……………. Number: ………..
Mark: ……………… Teacher: …………………..

Offers, invitations, requests, permission

Offers Requests Permission

Offering food and drink Asking for something Asking for permission

Can Can
Would you like? Could I/ we have? Could I?
May May
might Might

Offering to do Asking people to do Giving and refusing

something for others something permission

I/we can Can

Can I /we? Could Can (not)
Shall I/we? Would you? you May (not)
Will

Invitations
Uses
Would you like?
Will you?
We can use can, could, may or might
depending on the situation.

 Can is the most informal.

 Could is more polite then can.
 May is more formal than can and could
A) Complete the sentences with:
 Might is the most polite but the least
May, could, would, can and
common.
shall.

a) ________ I have some fruit, please?

 b) ________ I go to frank’s party?
c) ________ you like to come to my party?
d) ________ some orange juice?
e) ________ you wait a moment, please?
f) ________ I bring something?

B) Complete the text. Use Modal verbs.

At a party

Frank – Hello. It’s Frank. Is that you Tom?

Tom – yes, it's me.
Frank – How are you? ________ you like to come to my birthday party? It's
on Sunday at five in the afternoon.
Tom – I’m sorry, but I have other plans. My mother asked me to go with her
to the bowling alley on Sunday.
Frank – Come on, Tom. You _______ miss the party. It will be great. There
will be an enormous cake, blowers, streamers, masks, good music and pretty
girls. Why don't you ask your mother?
Tom – Good idea. _______wait a moment, please?

(Tom speaks to his mother)

Tom – Mum, Frank is on the phone. His birthday is on Sunday and he's invited
me to his party. I know you asked me to go to the bowling alley with you, but
we ______ go next Sunday. _____ I go to Frank’s party?
Tom’s mother – Yes, of course.

Tom – Frank, she agreed. ____ I do something to help you with the party?
____ I bring something? I don't know, maybe sweets or ice-cream.
Frank – Yes, please. I’m sure we’ll have a great time. So, see you on Sunday.
Tom – Thank you for your invitation. See you then