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[ Exercise 1 ]

Complete the sentences with can, could, or be able to and the verb
in brackets.

Example:
Andy   ski like a pro by the age of 9. (to ski)

Answer:
Andy could ski like a pro by the age of 9.

1. Rick   me out at the railway station tomorrow. (to drop)

2. Sophie   when she was one year and a half. (to speak)

3. Lilly must   us with all necessary stuff. (to provide)

4. Jim has passed his exams, now he   for a while.

(to rest)

5. When Tanja was four she   a bicycle. (not / to ride)

6. He   the meeting. He is seeing a doctor.

(not / to attend)

7. You   the game if you try hard and train well. (to win)

8. Her husband was on the meeting so he 

the phone. (not / to pick up)

9. Nelly is only three but she   . (to read)

10. Leslie   a meeting yesterday, even though there

were no available rooms. (to arrange)

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[ Exercise 1 ]

A N S W E R S

1. will be able to drop.

2. could speak.
3. be able to provide.
4. can rest.
5. couldn't ride.
6. won't be able to attend.
7. can win.
8. couldn't pick up.
9. can read.
10. could arrange.

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[ Exercise 2 ]

Complete the sentences with can, could, or be able to and the verb
in brackets.

Example:
I   the project on time because I felt bad. (not complete)

Answer:
I couldn’t complete the project on time because I felt bad.

1. Samuel   high even when he was at school. Now,

he is a prominent high jumper. (jump)

2. Sorry, but I   you tomorrow. (not help)

3. Matthew   you a lot of different things to explain

his actions but one thing is clear — he is a liar. (tell)

4. Deborah   on time tomorrow if she takes her car

from the garage. (arrive)

5. Charlie   how to do puzzles when he was three

years old. (understand)

6. Tommy   that mountain next year if he trains a lot.

(climb)

7. Rick   all the problems instantly so you don’t need

to give him many details. (spot)

8. Of course, I   you yesterday but I didn’t want to.

(call)

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9. My little brother   the computer better than I but

he doesn’t know how to read and write. (use)

10. I   this tree for about five minutes. (climb)

11. Jessica   these mistakes at the next lesson

because she hasn’t learned the rules yet. (not correct)

12. Shane   a bike when he was five. (ride)

13. Paul   beautiful pictures because his talent for

art is great. (paint)

14. I   you around the town, but let’s take my brother

with us — he knows much more about all the sights than I do. (show)

15. Harvey   long words correctly when he was just

six years old. (spell)

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[ Exercise 2 ]

A N S W E R S

1. could jump.
2. will not be able to help.
3. can tell.
4. will be able to arrive.
5. could understand.
6. will be able to climb.
7. can spot.
8. could call.
9. can use.
10. can climb.
11. will not be able to correct.
12. could ride.
13. can paint.
14. can show.
15. could spell.

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