Can,CouldandToBeAbleToExercise

INFINITIVE PRESENT PAST PASTPARTICIPLE

tobeableto can couldhadtheabilityto beenableto
Shecouldplaytheviolinwhenshewasthree
wasabletomanagedto
Wewereabletoescapethefire

Circlethecorrectanswer.Fillthegapswhenyouvecheckedyouranswers.

1 I.........................rememberhisname. 6 You'llbeabletosolvethis,.........................?

A amnotableto A canyou

B can't B won'tyou

C redherring C willyou

2 Diana.........................thepiano. 7 Sorry,Teacher.I.........................doityet.

A canplay A wasn'tableto

B cantoplay B couldn't

C eats C haven'tbeenableto

3 She.........................comeonholidaynextmonthif 8 He.........................passtheexamifhestudied
herparentsgiveherpermission. harder.

A can't A willbeableto

B could B can

C willbeableto C wouldbeableto

4 They.........................go.Theweatherwastoobad. 9 Thefishingboatsankbutluckilyallthecrew
.........................savethemselves.
A couldn't
A wereableto
B can't
B could
C wasn'tableto
C wasn'tableto

5 A:Canyoulendmesomemoney? 10 We.........................gototheparty.We'regoingtoa
B:Sorry.I..........................Ihaven'tgotanyeither. weddingthatday.

A couldn't
A can't
B won'tbeableto
B amnotableto
C willcan't
C couldn't

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