Question

1. Fill in the blanks with can, can’t, could or couldn’t.
a- ______________ you swim when you were 10?
b- We ______________get to the meeting on time yesterday, because the train was delayed by
one hour.
c- He _____________ arrive at the party on time, even after missing the train, so he was very
pleased.
d- He's amazing, he _______________ speak five languages, including Chinese.
e- I ____________drive a car until I was 34. Then I moved to the countryside, so I had to learn.
f- I looked everywhere for my glasses but I ___________________ find them anywhere.
g- I searched for your house for ages. Luckily, I ________________ find it in the end.
h- She's seven years old, but she _______________________ read yet. Her parents are getting
her extra lessons.
i- I read the book three times, but I ___________________ understand it.
j- James ____________________ speak Japanese when he lived in Japan, but he's forgotten
most of it now.
2. Choose the correct answer with an X:
a- I did everything that I ______, but we lost the match.
( ) can
( ) can’t
( ) may
( ) could
b- You ______ take this job. It’s perfect for you!
( ) must
( ) can’t
( ) can
( ) mustn’t
c- I wish I ______ buy this new car, but it’s only a distant dream.

( ) might
( ) can
( ) could
( ) have to
d- If I had your number, I _____ call you tomorrow.
( ) can
( ) might
( ) can’t
( ) must
e- Janet: Look, our boat is sinking!
Peter: Oh, dear! Can you swim?
Janet:Yes, but we won’t have to. There’s a life boat on board.
In the above dialogue, the underlined verbs express respectively ______and_____.
( ) ability - obligation
( ) permission - prohibition
( ) possibility - prohibition
( ) permission- possibility
( ) ability - necessity

f- Choose the best alternative, according to the cartoon.

According to what the boy says, he __________.
( ) wants to take care of the baby
( ) is asking permission to surf the internet
( ) is curious to know the origin of the babies
( ) will be successful in downloading a baby from the internet

Answer 1

Resposta:

1.

a- Could

b- Couldn't

c- could

d- can

e- couldn't

f- couldn't

g- could

h- can't

i- couldn't

j- could

2.

a- could

b- must

c- could

d- can

e- (essa questão é baseada nas palavras sublinhadas, porém eu não sei quais são, então não posso responder)

f- (essa questão é baseada em uma tirinha, e como ela não foi mostrada, não posso responder)

Espero ter ajudado ^^