April 2, 2020

Unit 10: TRAVEL

MODALS OF PROHIBITION - CAN'T, MUSTN'T, NOT LET, NOT ALLOWED TO AND
DON'T ALLOW - ENGLISH GRAMMAR
This basically means modal´s that are used to say what you can’t do the two most common modals of
prohibition are "can't" and "mustn't".
For example
 You can't park here, sir.
("can't" here is used when it's against the rules.)
 You mustn´t speak when the teacher is speaking.
(Here the prohibition is coming from the speaker rather than the set wants.)

Can't = against the rules

Mustn't= prohibition from speaker

Not let
Not allowed to = PROHIBITION
Don’t allow somebody to

Example

 My sister won´t let me wear her clothes

 I´m not allowed to play computer games in the week.
 My parents don´t allow me to go out after 10 pm.
"Mustn't" means it's necessary that you do not do something.
❑ You mustn´t use your phone in class.
(This is not allowed)
Compare this, "don´t have to" , you don´t need this is when you don´t need to do it you can’t but it´s up
to you.
❑ You don´t have to to text louis, he´s just over there.
(it's not necessary but you can if you want.)
we don't use "mustn't" to talk about the past instead, we use "couldn’t”, “didn’t let", "not allowed
to" and "didn't allow somebody to".
For example
❑ I couldn´t ride my bike to school because my mum thought it was dangerous.
❑ We weren´t allowed to use a dictionary in the exam yesterday.

Fernanda Gpe Ramírez Martínez