Be Allowed To

BY: ALEJANDRA CRUZ NARANJO

M.A. IN TEFL

Be allowed to
It is used to say that you have or do not have the
permission to do something:
Im allowed to take my holidays whenever I want
Im not allowed to smoke in the classroom
Im not allowed to drink when Im driving

Pay attention to the different forms of

BE

I am allowed to = Im allowed to
You are allowed to = Youre allowed to
He is allowed to = Hes allowed to
She is allowed to = Shes allowed to
It is allowed to = Its allowed to
We are allowed to = Were allowed to
You are allowed to = Youre allowed to
They are allowed to = Theyre allowed to

Pay attention to the different forms of

BE

I am not allowed to = Im not allowed to

You are not allowed to = Youre not allowed to
He is not allowed to = Hes not allowed to
She is not allowed to = Shes not allowed to
It is not allowed to = Its not allowed to
We are not allowed to = Were not allowed to
You are not allowed to : Youre not allowed to
They are not allowed to = Theyre not allowed to

Exercise: complete the sentences

1. In class, we___________ chew gum.
2. In a museum, people __________ take
pictures.
3. At the cinema,
people ___________ smoke.
4. Karen ____________ go out if she hasn't
finished her homework.
5. You ____________ watch TV late after 11
p.m tonight because tomorrow is Sunday.

 6. I ____________ go out with my friends late

only at weekends.
7. Kevin ________________ play video games
after doing his homework.
8. Your children ________________play in
the street until 5.00 pm.
9. I'm sorry Madam, but
you ________________walk on the grass.
10. It _______________ jump on the boat.
It's really dangerous.