Hello my Students!
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For practicing CAN, COULD and BE ABLE TO, I propose you to visit these websites:
http://www.better-english.com/grammar/can2.htm
http://www.better-english.com/grammar/can3.htm
http://www.better-english.com/grammar/could1.htm
http://www.better-english.com/grammar/could2.htm
You can also do the following exercises: (Go to http://www.wordreference.com/ in case you need to know the meaning of any unkown word)
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1. Fill in the blanks with the aproppriate form of the verb can our could.
1. I ___ see clearly now that the rain is gone
2. María ___ type faster than Beth
3. I ___ do two hundred sit-ups when I was in the army
4. ___ you give me a hand with this report?
5. I wonder if you ___ tell me the way to the bank.
6. ___ you drop the onions for me?
7. I’m not very musical, but I play a few songs on the piano.
8. What ___ you see when you were at the mountain top?
9. I don’t like to hurt her feelings, but what ___ I say?
10. Cats ___ climb trees, but getting back down is sometines a problem.
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Thanks to the website that provided me this information, and these are the answers:
(1 – can; 2 – can; 3 – could; 4 – can/could; 5 – could/can; 6 – can/could; 7 – can; 8 – could; 9 – could; 10 – can)
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2. More exercises. Choose the correct answer from the options given to each item:
1. I hope he – is/am/will – able to come to the party
2. Fortunately, we were all -ible/able/could – to cross the river
3. He – was/is/will – able to make it to the shops before they closed.
4. – Are/do/will – you be able to pay for it?
5. When the rain stops, we – are/were/will – be able to go out.
6. Joshep is not – be able to/able/unable – to attend today’s meeting
7. The miners – were able to/managed to/both answers – escape before the shaft collapsed.
8. – Was/is/will - Ronald able to get yesterday’s paper?
9. Sorry, I am – able/unable/inable – to help you
10. Doctors – were able to/were able/was able – transplant a new brain from a chimp into his head.
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Thanks to the author/s of the previous exercise, and these are the answers:
(1 – is; 2 – able; 3 - was; 4 – will; 5 – will; 6 – able; 7 – both answers; 8 – was; 9 – unable; 10 – were able to)
