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Exercise 1.
State the meaning of the verb can (could). Translate into Ukrainian.

1. “Isn’t anybody going to ask me to sit down?” said Sturtevant. “You can sit down
if you can find a chair,” said Andrey. (O'Hara) 2. I felt so shy that I could think of
nothing to say. (S. M.) 3. Marie Louise: “I am not a fool, Constance. I can learn.” (S.
M.) 4. … until he came near I could not see his face. (A. Chr.) 5. So you can see that
we have a serious problem but that it is not an immediate one. (White) 6. You can’t
prove anything. (A. Chr.) 7. I could see he wasn’t quite sure of me. (S. M.) 8. I could
not sleep and lay tossing from side to side. (A. Chr.) 9. One can’t write letters to
anyone one never sees for fifteen years. (S. M.) 10. Let us sit down and see what can
be done to help you. Do you feel able to tell me what has happened? (Went.) 11.
How can you sit there, calmly eating muffins when we are in this horrible trouble, I
can’t make out. You seem to me to be perfectly heartless. (O. W.) 12. “We can keep
the fact of having done so quite secret." — “Can we? I’m not so sure.” (A. Chr.) 13.
This is Major Petkoffs house; you can’t come in here. (B. Sh.) 14. Mrs Hitchcock:
“Can you pay for it?” Bargee: “Course, I can pay” (Arden). 15. Oh, how can you say
such a thing? (S.M.) 16. Couldn’t we sit down and eat? (Updike) 17. “I can hardly
believe it.” said Rosemary. “You and Antonia parting after such a long time”
(Murd.) 18. “I am calling to ask, could I come over a cup of coffee? (Updike) 19. Can
we talk about something else? (Murd.) 20. I cannot trust you. You whose whole life
was a lie, how could you speak the truth about anything? (O. W.)

Exercise 2.
Fill in the blanks with could or was/ were able to-, will be able to or will not
(won’t) he able to.

1. When her arm is better, she _________________________ play the piano again. 2.
I'm sorry but I ____________________________ come to your birthday party next
week. 3. He ________________________ eat everything when the doctor allows him.
4. He suddenly felt ill but he _____________________ finish his speech, although at
the end he could hardly stand. 5. My sister ____________________________ go
out to dances until she is seventeen. 6. Why do you sit at the back of the class if you
can’t hear well? You ______________________ hear better if you sit in the front.
7. He was very strong: he ______________________ ski all day and dance ail night. 8.
I was a long way from the stage. I _______________ see all right but I
______________ not hear very well. 9. The town was full of visitors and we didn't
know where we would spend the night but at last we _________________ find two
vacant rooms in a small hotel. 10. Before his illness, he _____________ work
fourteen hours a day if he had to. 11. When I arrived, everyone was asleep.
Fortunately, I ________________ wake my sister and she let me in.