The Modal Auxiliaries

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• Come here straight away!

• you come here straight away!

• Do you come here straight away!

Ne mange pas de bonbons avant le souper!

• You don't eat sweets before dinner!

• Don't eat sweets before dinner!

• Eat not sweets before dinner!

• Not eat sweets before dinner!

Le docteur dit: 'vous devez rester au lit pendant une semaine.'

• You can stay in bed for one week.

• You have to stay in bed for one week.

• You must stay in bed for one week.

Le docteur me dit que je dois rester au lit.

• I have to stay in bed.

• I must stay in bed.

• I must to stay in bed.

Tu as la permission de jouer à l'ordinateur jusque minuit.

• You must play on the computer till midnight.

• You could play on the computer till midnight.

• You are allowed to play on the computer till midnight.

Tu n'as pas l'autorisation de sortir ce soir.

• You are allowed to go out tonight.

• You aren't allowed to go out tonight.

• You aren't allowed go out tonight.

Tu ne peux pas répondre au professeur de cette manière.

• You can answer to the teacher this way.

• You can't to answer to the teacher this way.

• You can't answer to the teacher this way.

Je te le recommande fortement, tu dois manger plus sainement.

• You ought to eat healthier.

• You ought eat healthier.

• You must to eat healthier.

Mr Jones, puis-je entrer?

• Can I come in?

• May I come in?

• May I to come in?

Il se pourrait qu'il vienne cette après-midi

• He might to come this afternoon.

• He might come this afternoon.

• He mights come this afternoon.