8Th Form Mrs.

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PAST / PRESENT / FUTURE

ABILITY AND INABILITY

Can Will be able to Could

Can’t Won’t be able to Couldn’t

Fill in the correct modal verb:

1. Tom is a clever boy and he ____ solve any problem very easily. (+)
2. Andrew ____ phone you yesterday. (-)
3. She ____ send us a letter next week. (-)
4. She ____ do difficult exercises when she was young.(+)
5. I ____ write this report right now. (-)
6. Helen ____take part in this competition tomorrow. (+)
7. She ____ dance quite well in a month. (-)
8. You ____rewrite your test two days ago. (+) Ability

9. I ____ arrive in London next weekend. (-) +

10. He ____ use the computer when he was a child. (-)
11. Nagel is only three but he ____ count up to fifty.(+)
12. I ____pick you up in fifteen minutes.(+)
13. She ____ swim very well last year.(+)
14. Mary ____ finish her picture in a week. (+)
15. Mona isn’t busy today and she ____help her mother at home. (-)
16. The weather is fine and we ____ play football every day.(+)
17. He ____ ride a horse when he was five.(+) Inability
18. I ____ type the letter very quickly now.(-)
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20. Kate ____ buy a new coat in a month.(+)