Question

Вставьте модальные глаголы may или can. 1. You ... come in when you have taken off your boots. 2. Be careful: you ... spill the milk if you carry it like that. 3. Most children ... slide on the ice very well. 4. I don't think I ... be here by eleven o'clock tomorrow, but I ... be. 5. ... you see anything in this inky darkness? 6. You ... go when you have finished your compositions. 7. What shall we do if the train is late? It ... be late, you know, after the terrible snowstorms we've had. 8. When ... you come arid see me? — Let me see: I ... not come tomorrow, for I must be at the meeting, but on Sunday I'll find time. Yes, you ... expect me on Sunday about three o'clock. Will that be all right.

Answer 1

1. may

2. can

3. may

4. can, may

5. can

6. can

7. may

8. can, can, may

Answer 2

1. You may come in when you have taken off your boots.
2. Be careful: you may spill the milk if you carry it like that.
3. Most children can slide on the ice very well.
4. I don't think I can be here by eleven o'clock tomorrow, but I may be.
5. Can you see anything in this inky darkness?
6. You may go when you have finished your compositions.
7. What shall we do if the train is late? It may be late, you know, after the terrible snowstorms we've had.
8. When can you come and see me? — Let me see: I may not come tomorrow, for I must be at the meeting, but on Sunday I'll find time. Yes, you can expect me on Sunday about three o'clock. Will that be all right?