ABILITY - CAN/COULD/BE ABLE TO

1. Jenny has ________________ play the piano since she was five.

2. George ________________ count to a hundred by the age of ten.

3. I ________________ sleep last night because it was too hot.

4. I’d love to ________________ play the violin, but I don’t have time to practice.

5. He has saved enough money for the car. He ________________ buy it next year.

6. My brother ________________ cook very well. He is a chef in a French restaurant.

7. This telephone is terrible. I ________________ hear you at all.

8. I hope to ________________ speak English very well after this course finishes.

9. Kevin lived in Italy for six years, so he must ________________ speak Italian quite well.

10. Luke ________________ read when he was only three years old.

11. If it doesn’t rain tomorrow, we will ________________ go for a walk.

12. Sorry, I have been so busy that I haven’t ________________ call you until now.

13. I hate not ________________ communicate with the local people when I am travelling.

14. I used to ________________ play violin, but I have forgotten most of it now.

15. I’ve never ________________ dance well, but I’d love to learn.

16. I have always wanted to ________________ play tennis.

17. She lives by the sea, so she ________________ swim very well.

18. At the end of the six-week course, you’ll ________________ design your own website.

19. Masha called me yesterday because she ________________ remember how to get to my house.

20. Pierre has passed his driving test, so now he ________________ drive his father’s car.

21. The train was delayed, so I ________________ get to the meeting on time.

22. ________________ do what you like is the best thing about a holiday.

23. You should ________________ do this exercise without any help. It’s quite easy.

24. We ________________ park here. There are no spaces.

25. The people ________________ escape from the fire.