CAN, COULD, BE ABLE TO
1.- ____________ you help me, please? I ____________ (not) carry this bag.
2.- ____________ your brother drive a car?
3.- I _________________________ (not) finished all my homework yet.
4.- The children _______________ sleep in this room if they like it.
5.- He’s very strong. He _______________ lift anything.
6.- You’re too young. You _______________ (not) do that.
7.- I _______________ ride a bicycle when I was only three.
8.- When he was young, he _______________ run very fast.
9.- _______________ you give me a hand with these exercises?
10.- In a few weeks, you _______________ leave the hospital.
11.- He’s very handy. He _______________ do anything around the house.
12.- The adder is the only British snake that _______________ kill a man.
13.- I’ve forgotten my key. So I _______________ (not) come in.
14.- By means of X-rays, scientists ________________________demonstrate that
King Arthur’s round table was actually made in 1330.
15.- He’d be hopeless as a managing director. He _______________(not) make up his
mind about anything.
16.- He said there were five coins under the bed, but I’ve been looking for more than
ten minutes and I _____________________ find only three.
17.- When the new wing at the hotel is built, they _________________________take
more guests.
18.- They have been researching into that illness for years, but they ______________
(not) find out the cause of it.
19.- I’d like __________________ spend my holidays in the Caribbean.
20.- We ___________________ (not) announce the results of the experiment today.
but we expect ................................ announce them next week.
1/ I ( drop) was dropping my bag when I (run) ran for a bus.
2/ They ( buy) bought a new house some weeks ago but they ( not move) haven't moved into it yet.
3/ He usually ( learn) learns his lesson in the evening but last night when I ( get) got to his house, he (listen) was listening to the radio.
4/ The light ( go out) went out while we ( have) were having dinner.
5/ While I ( walk) was walking around the park, I (see) saw Mr john.