Choose the best option to complete each sentence.
1For safety, visitors ............... remain behind the yellow line until the train has stopped.
Wrong!
The safety rule makes "must" the correct choice.
2At the petrol station, you ............... use your phone near the pumps because it is forbidden.
Wrong!
The word "forbidden" shows that "mustn't" expresses prohibition.
3The car has satnav, so you ............... print directions for the journey.
Wrong!
Because the satnav provides directions, "don't need to" shows there is no necessity.
4The workshop is optional, but it covers useful skills for your new role, so you ............... attend it.
Wrong!
Because attendance is optional but beneficial, "should" gives advice rather than stating a requirement.
5When I worked at the restaurant, all kitchen staff ............... wear non-slip shoes.
Wrong!
The past-time cue and workplace rule require "had to".
6The hotel provided towels, so we ............... pack any ourselves.
Wrong!
Because towels were provided, "didn't have to" expresses a lack of past necessity.
7The office will be closed when we arrive today, so we ............... come back tomorrow to collect the keys.
Wrong!
The future consequence requires "will have to".
8According to the loan agreement, students ............... return borrowed laptops by Friday.
Wrong!
The agreement creates an expectation, so "are supposed to" is correct.
9A sign inside the archive said photography was forbidden, so we ............... take pictures there.
Wrong!
The past prohibition is expressed by "weren't allowed to".
10The online form cannot be submitted without your passport number, so you ............... enter it.
Wrong!
Because submission is impossible without the number, "need to" expresses necessity.
11Paper receipts are still accepted, but the new app stores digital copies, so employees ............... attach paper copies to their claims.
Wrong!
Because paper copies remain permitted but are unnecessary, "no longer have to" is correct.
12The deadline was yesterday, but Leo still hasn't submitted his form. He ............... it by now.
Wrong!
The missed deadline makes "should have sent" appropriate for an unfulfilled past obligation.
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- For safety, visitors must remain behind the yellow line until the train has stopped.
- At the petrol station, you mustn’t use your phone near the pumps because it is forbidden.
- The car has satnav, so you don’t need to print directions for the journey.
- The workshop is optional, but it covers useful skills for your new role, so you should attend it.
- When I worked at the restaurant, all kitchen staff had to wear non-slip shoes.
- The hotel provided towels, so we didn’t have to pack any ourselves.
- The office will be closed when we arrive today, so we will have to come back tomorrow to collect the keys.
- According to the loan agreement, students are supposed to return borrowed laptops by Friday.
- A sign inside the archive said photography was forbidden, so we weren’t allowed to take pictures there.
- The online form cannot be submitted without your passport number, so you need to enter it.
- Paper receipts are still accepted, but the new app stores digital copies, so employees no longer have to attach paper copies to their claims.
- The deadline was yesterday, but Leo still hasn’t submitted his form. He should have sent it by now.