Worksheet: Azar: Basic English Grammar, 3rd ed.

, Charts 12-1, 12-5

Can / Can’t Practice

Fill in the blanks with can or can’t. Make sure the answer is true.

1. A fish can’t fly.

2. Dogs can’t talk.

3. I can’t swim.

4. My teacher can’t speak Arabic.

5. Animals can’t go shopping.

6. People can help each other.

7. A computer can do work quickly.

8. My parents can send me letters.

Now use past tense: could / couldn’t

When I was a child,

a. I could play outside.

b. I couldn’t read English.

c. I could read a clock.

d. My parents could teach me many things.

e. My mother couldn’t read books to me.

f. My father could play with me.

From Grammar 2 Packet. Copyright by Edmonds Community College, Lynnwood, WA. Reproduced with permission.