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The document provides examples of using modals such as can, could, can't, couldn't to express ability in the present and past tense. In the present tense, can is used to express ability and can't is used to express inability or impossibility. In the past tense, could is used to express ability and couldn't is used to express inability or impossibility. Could is not used for specific past abilities, such as doing homework, where the simple past tense is used instead. The document then provides a drill for the reader to practice using the modals in different sentence structures to correctly express abilities in the present and past.

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Can Could

The document provides examples of using modals such as can, could, can't, couldn't to express ability in the present and past tense. In the present tense, can is used to express ability and can't is used to express inability or impossibility. In the past tense, could is used to express ability and couldn't is used to express inability or impossibility. Could is not used for specific past abilities, such as doing homework, where the simple past tense is used instead. The document then provides a drill for the reader to practice using the modals in different sentence structures to correctly express abilities in the present and past.

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Fill in the blanks with can, could,cant,couldnt :


(Sometimes more than one option is possible)
1. My students_______come as it was a holiday.
2. Peter_______play tennis well when he was
eight.
3. Susan______come as she has too many tasks to
finish.
4. Some of my friends_______help if I ask them.
5. I_______swim when I was three.
6. My mother_______sing well when she was little.
7. He_______cook really well now, but he________
cook anything when he was younger.
8. _____ you speak any foreign languages?
9. I'm afraid I_______come to you tomorrow as I
have so many things to finish before the
weekend.
10. I looked everywhere for the notebook, but I
________ find it.
11. I________drink lots of coffee when I was a
student.
12. Sorry, but I _______come to the party next
week.
13. I think I________pass the last exam as I've
been learning enough.
14. My friends________eat what I prepared for
them as it was not enough good for them.
15. My grandmother________play the piano very
well when she was younger.
16. We_________win the match as we didn't have
any chance.
17. ______you speak a bit louder? I_______hear
you well.
18. I_______run very fast when I was in high
school.
19. I ______speak several languages, what about
you?
20. A cat______climb a tree, but it ______fly.
21. My brother_______play football like a
professional.
22. My son is one year old. He_______speak yet.
23. I ________ fix computers. I'm not a
programmer nor skilled at fixing computers.
24. A dog ________bark and it________run fast
too.
25. David_______cry for hours when he was a
baby.
26. We________come as our car was broken.
27. We ________stay in my house or in a hotel.
28. You________go by a truck or by a car.
29. I ________drink lots of coffee when I was a
student.
30. Susan had failed the exam and ________

- FOR ABILITY IN
PRESENT
-FOR
ABILITY IN PAST
1. She can sing really well.
2. She cant cook.
3. She could play the guitar
when she was five.
4. She couldnt understand
what I was telling her.

Note!
COULD cannot be used for particular abilites
in the past: She could do her homework as she
had enough time.

Drill: Use whether can,


could,cant,couldnt in all
sentences. Only one of them is
possible in all sentences:
You_____drive a car or a truck.
A dog_____run fast and
it_____bark a lot too.
We_____attend a class or go to a
cafe.
I ______cook really well.
My brother_______play computer
games for hours.
My friend______eat 10 apples
within minutes.
Some animals______run really
fast.
David_______sing very well.
If you want, we_______go for a
walk so you'll feel much better
afterwards. What do you think
about the idea?
You_____come to my house and
have some rest.
A bird_____fly and it_____be
very fast.
Susan______come to our house.

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