Fill in the blank with the correct modal.
There is a ‘No Parking’ board at the gate. You ________ your car in front of the gate at any time.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → can't park
Complete sentence: There is a ‘No Parking’ board at the gate. You can’t park your car in front of the gate at any time. A ‘No Parking’ board is a rule. It forbids parking at the gate.
| Option | Meaning and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) needn't park | there is no need to do something. It still allows the action, but the board does not allow parking at all. | You needn’t bring lunch, as food will be served. |
| (2) can't park (answer) | can’t (cannot): something is not allowed | You can’t use your phone inside the exam hall. |
| (3) don't have to park | you are not forced to do something. It does not forbid it, so it does not match the board. | You don’t have to wear a tie on Saturdays. |
| (4) wouldn't have parked | “Wouldn’t have + past participle (V3)” talks about an imagined past action. The sentence gives a rule that holds now, “at any time”. | I wouldn’t have parked there if I had seen the board. |