Permission (can/may/could) exercises — Set 3: Choosing the Right Modal: Can, Could, or May (Worksheet)

In a job interview, the candidate asked: ' I take a moment to think about that?'

At a formal dinner, a guest said to the host: ' I propose a toast?'

Two colleagues are chatting in the break room: ' I have one of your crisps?'

The chairman opened the meeting: ' I have your attention, please?'

A patient asks the receptionist: ' I make an appointment for next Tuesday?'

A child asks his mother: 'Mum, I have some ice cream?'

At a police checkpoint, the officer says: 'You not proceed beyond this point.'

In a courtroom, the lawyer asked: ' I approach the bench, Your Honour?'

You want to borrow your neighbour's lawnmower. You say: ' I borrow your lawnmower this weekend?'

' I get past, please?' she said to the stranger blocking the aisle.

Two best friends at a café: ' I try a bit of your cake?'

At a hotel reception: ' I check in, please? The name is Williams.'

The ambassador said: 'You present your credentials to the committee.'

' I have everyone's attention?' the headteacher announced at assembly.

A teenager to their best friend: ' I charge my phone at yours?'

At a board meeting: ' I suggest an alternative approach?'

Asking your boss for a day off: ' I take next Friday off?'

The librarian told the students: 'You borrow up to five books each.'

Flatmates at home: ' I switch the channel? This show is boring.'