What
might happen? 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*
prohibits us from having them. (租 约 , contrato de arrendamiento,
арендный договор)
prohibits (禁止/阻止,
prohibir, запреща́ть)
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 wishes she could 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
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