CAN, CAN`T, COULD, COULDN`T

1. Choose The correct option .

Be quiet! I can`t /couldn`t hear the TV!

i) Can / Could you have sleepovers when you were ten?

ii) People can`t / couldn`t send emails in 1990.

iii) We can / can`t ski. There isn`t any snow.

iv) I wasn`t at the concert. Mum said I couldn`t / can`t go.

v) Can / Could women vote in 1900?

2. Write sentences quiestions and short ansers with can / could (+ )or can`t /
couldn`t (-)
You / drive /until you are 17/ .
You can`t drive until you are 17.
a) Grandpa / run marathons / when he was 25 / . (+)
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b) You mum / use / Twitter /? / No / she / . / (-)
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c) You / see / this film /. / you are too Young /. / (-)

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d) He / wear / trainers / at his last school /? /

Yes / he / .

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ALLOW SOMEBODY TO I BE ALLOWED TO

3. Choose the correct option in the second sentence so that it eans the same as
the first sentence.
Our Maths teacher say we can use calculators.
Our Maths techer allows us /is allowed to use calculator.

I. Mum said I could go to the party.

Mum allowed / was allowed me to go to the party.

II. Does the café say that dogs can enter?

Are the café allowed / Does the café allow dogs to enter?

III. My parents said I couldn`t have a pet.

I didn`t allow me / wasn`t allowed to have a pet.

NOT AS ……………… AS

4. Rewrite the sentences using not as …. as and the adjectives.

I `m sadder than I was yesterday.(happy)

I`m not as happy as I was yesterday.

I. A pone is cheaper than a laptop . (expensive )

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II. He `s shorter than his brother . (tall)

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III. Running is safer than rock climbing . (dangerous)

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IV. Cats are quieter than dogs . (noisy)

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V. The film will be worse than the book. (good)

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SOLUCIONES

1. Choose the correct option.

i.Can iv. Couldn`t

ii.Couldn`t v. Could
iii.Can`t

2. Write sentences …..

1- Grandpa could run marathons when he was 25.
2- Can your mum use Twitter? No, she can´t
3- You can see this film. You are couldn´t too Young.
4- Could he wear trainers at his last school? Yes , he could.

3. Choose the correct option

1. Was allowed
2. Are the café allowed
3. Wasn`t allowed

4. Rewrite the sentences….

i. A phone isn`t as expensive cheaper than a laptop
ii. He isn`t as tall as his brother.
iii. Running isn`t as dangerous as rock climbing.
iv. Cats aren`t as noisy as than dogs.
v. The film won`t as good as the book.