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Can Could AbilitySet 51

1John: Can she speak English? Mary: No, she ..... She is very bad at languages.
2You ..... attend the training session if you want to improve your skills.
3Those oranges (a) be from Norway. It's too cold to grow oranges there.
4They have no ..... any change in the status quo.
5No matter what we do, we ..... travel to the edge of space as such a thing doesn't exist.
6In practice, reliance on investment (public projects, infrastructure) in the Philippines has helped growth spurts, but without improvements in institutions, skills, and private-sector productivity, investment alone ..... guarantee inclusive development.
7I ..... fix the telephone. I'm not a technician.
8Can you speak French? Yes, I .....
9How can you say such a thing? You ..... be serious.
10When I was ten, I ..... swim across the lake easily.
11Modal which in Spanish means "I can":
12Visitors to the factory ..... lunch in the staff canteen.
13They could ..... at any moment.
14I've always wanted to ..... dance well.
15Mark Twain ..... easily ..... across the Mississippi River.
16Which words complete the sentence? I ..... dance really well when I was young, but I ..... now.
17The modal verb "Can" is used to talk about .....
18My boyfriend ..... very well.
19What does 'could' indicate in the result clause of the present unreal conditional?
20..... YOU OPEN THAT BOTTLE? I COULDN'T OPEN IT!
21It's impossible to force kids to eat vegetables. You ..... kids eat vegetables.
22(In a library) A: Please be quiet. The other people in here ..... read. B: Oh, what a pity. I ..... read when I was six.
23..... you swim when you were four ears old?
24I (not finish) ..... this task if you (not give) ..... me a hand.
25I ..... decide if I am going to buy the blue or the red sweater!
26It's a shame that you ..... come to the museum with us today.
27Jack ..... sleep last night because his brother was too noisy.
28I (finish) ..... that letter if I have time.
29Sal ..... play tennis quite well.
30Impossible! He ..... have jumped 2,50 m!!
31Form a sentence using can to show ability.
32Sophia ..... ride a bicycle. She rides it to school every day.
33I ..... go to Kevin's party last weekend, because I didn't do my homework.
34The President can pick out parts of a bill to sign, if he or she doesn't like all of it.
35What can you do well?
36John! You ..... smoke here! It's forbidden!
37Ben ..... answer questions quickly because he's very intelligent.
38She ..... come with me to the mall because she needs to work.
39I would like to have to/be able to buy a Tesla.
40"I have some English homework to do."
41That ..... be Amanda in the shop. She's on holiday.
42To take pictures of single-horn rhinoceros, you ..... visit Ujung Kulon.
43Not getting enough vitamins in your diet ..... cause skin problems.
44Identify the helping verb in this sentence: "She can play the piano beautifully."
45It ..... be him. I saw him a week ago, and he didn't look like that.
46Which sentence shows past lack of ability?
47..... speak to them about our idea earlier today?
48There are times when the traffic here ..... be really heavy.
49You ..... do the job if you didn't speak Japanese fluently.
50They ..... Spanish, they're singing in Portuguese.
51The employees ..... feeling disappointed when, after all their hard work, the employer ..... down the factory.
52Choose the correct option.What, you forgot your ticket and passport? You ..... be serious!
53Cheetahs ..... run fast but they ..... fly.
54Henry ..... came over today. He may finish work late.
55You ..... play volleyball.
56When I was little I ..... hide under my bed.
57I looked everywhere for the book, but I ..... find it.
58Ram ..... speak three different languages.
59Which word completes BOTH sentences? We have a ..... of peaches for the pie. John ..... run 1 mile.
60Choose the correct VERBSarah ..... you how to solve this Mathematics problem.
61Which sentence uses a modal to express a hypothetical ability?