Question

Write sentences using the modal with the meaning required in brackets.

Example: You need to make a phone call. (pedir permissão) May/Can I use your phone ?

1. It's very hot and your friend wants to open the window. (dar permissão)
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2. You want to know if your friend can help you to movie this weekend. (perguntar sobre possibilidade).
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3. Your friends are allowed to leave school early. (dar permissão).
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4. A German man is on the phone. You don't speak German but you speak English. (perguntar sobre habilidade).
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5. You can't open the window. Maybe it's broken. (dedução)
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6. You are forbidden to eat in the library. (proibição)
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7. You can take your coat or not. It's up to you. (ação não necessária)
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Answer 1

Can = permission, capability
May = formal, possibility and permission

1. You may open the window.
2. Can you help me with the movie this weekend?
3. You can leave early
4. Can you speak English?
5. It might be broken / It may be broken.
6. You can't eat in the library.
7. You may take your coat if you want to.