Full name: _____________________ CAN & COULD (2)
Class: _____________________
Date: _____________________
I. Complete the sentences with can, could, can’t, and couldn’t.
1. I ___________
couldn'tgo to the party last night because I was sick.
2. A: ___________
Can Noel cook Italian food? B: Yes, he___________.
can
3. I ___________
can't read without my reading glasses. Where are they?
4. They ___________
couldn't go shopping yesterday because the store was closed.
5. A: ___________
Could you read when you were four years old? B: Yes, I ___________.
could
6. Ellie ___________
can ride a bicycle. She rides it to school every day.
7. I'm very tired, so I ___________
can't go out to the park to play.
8. Douglas hit the tree because he couldn't
___________ stop his car.
9. When ___________
can I talk to you about the company report?
10. Excuse me, I ___________
can't hear you right now. The music is too loud.
II. Complete the sentences with can, could, can’t, and couldn’t.
1. The man has got the right tools. He ___________
can start working now.
2. Linda is a good skier. He ___________
can jump in the slopes.
3. My uncle prepared a barbecue so we ___________
could eat a lot of food there.
4. It was a pity. We ___________
couldn't win the football match.
5. I ___________
can't go to school today because I am sick.
6. The man has spilled coffee on his shirt. He ___________
can't meet the new customers.
7. He has been running so he ___________
can't breathe properly.
couldn't take good photographs because he ___
8. Tom___________ had a broken arm.
9. I ___________
couldn't go to school because I had a temperature.
10. Tom ___________
can't go to school because he has an allergic reaction.
11. The boy wants to pull the girl’s hair but she ___________
can see him.
12. Sonia ___________
can't get in shape because she eats a lot of fast food.
13. My best friend ___________
can play the flute in the band.
14. Her dad gave a motorbike so she ___________
could ride it to work.
15. The little boy ___________
can't stop crying. He feels badly.
16. Henry went fishing and he ___________
could catch a big fish.
17. The boy climbed the tree and now he ___________
can't get down because he is scared.
___________________________________
18. Hannah ___________
can play video games only on Saturdays.
19. I ___________
couldn't read the book because my daughter _____
painted a pig on it.
20. I ___________
couldn't ride a bike when I was 2.
II. Rewrite the sentences using the given words.
1. My father/ be interest/ play/ soccer.
→ _____________________________________________________________________________
My father is interested in playing soccer.
2. Play tennis/ my brother’s favorite hobby.
→ _____________________________________________________________________________
Playing tennis is my brother's favorite hobby.
3. I/ enjoy/ watch TV/ my sister.
→ _____________________________________________________________________________
I enjoy watching TV with my sister.
4. They/ excite about/ read/ comic books.
→ _____________________________________________________________________________
They are excited about reading comic books.
5. Children/ like/ receive/ lucky money/ Tet holiday.
→ _____________________________________________________________________________
Children like receiving lucky money at/during Tet holiday.
6. My friend/ often/ go swimming/ the weekend.
→ _____________________________________________________________________________
My friend often goes swimming at/on the weekend.
7. She/ visit/ grandparents/ last month.
→ _____________________________________________________________________________
She visited her grandparents last month.
8. We/ always/ have dinner/ home.
→ _____________________________________________________________________________
We always have dinner at home.
9. The film/ long/ bore/ so/ I/ feel/ asleep/ last night.
_____________________________________________________________________________
→ The film was long and boring so I felt asleep last night.
10. They/ cannot/ play tennis/ when/ they/ be/ 3.
→ _____________________________________________________________________________
They couldn't play tennis when they were 3.
11. Last month,/ my mother/ give/ me/ a new watch/ my birthday.
→ _____________________________________________________________________________
Last month, my mother gave me a new watch for/on my birthday.
12. I/ be/ sorry/ I / cannot/ come/ tonight/ because/ I/ be/ exhaust.
→ _____________________________________________________________________________
I am sorry I cannot come tonight because I am exhausted.
13. My parents/ be/ shock/ when/ they/ see/ my test result.
→ _____________________________________________________________________________
My parents were shocked when they saw my test result.
14. I/ love/ rake leaves/ Autumn.
→ _____________________________________________________________________________
I love raking leaves in Autumn.
15. John/ hate/ eat/ carrots/ garlic.
→ _____________________________________________________________________________
John hates eating carrots and garlic.
16. Why/ children/ like/ dance/ garden? to dance
→ _____________________________________________________________________________
Why do (the) children like dancing in the garden?
17. you/ walk/ school/ every day?
→ _____________________________________________________________________________
Do you walk to school every day?
18. I/ cannot/ see/ Jane. What/ she/ do/ now?
→ _____________________________________________________________________________
I cannot see Jane. What is she doing now?
19. Swim/ good/ your health.
→ _____________________________________________________________________________
Swimming is good for your health.
20. It/ be/ important/ eat/ vegetables/ every day.
→ _____________________________________________________________________________
It is important to eat vegetables every day.
