Modal verbs of obligation, prohibition and permission PDFs and teaching ideas for have to, can’t, etc. If you find anything useful here and would like more, please support TEFLtastic.
Teaching modals of obligation, prohibition and permission article
How to teach the language of prohibition
Photocopiable modals of obligation, prohibition and permission classroom activities
Functional language reported speech storytelling game (with past modals of obligations etc) – NEW LINK
Making arrangements cultural differences and useful phrases modals practice (need to, don’t have to, etc)
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House rules with can and have to speaking
Past and present modals of obligation and permission sentence completion games (bluffing, guessing and things in common)
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Rules and regulations bluff game
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School and university rules have to had to didn’t have to
Cultural rules modals pairwork
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Rules and regulations pictionary
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Updated 23 July 2026
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