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Complete
sentences
them to the

CAN – CAN’T
COULDN’T

COULD –

1. Jake
take the
walk
raining.
2. __________ I go camping with my classmates at the weekend?
3. __________ cats see at night?
4. We __________ visit the art gallery next week.
5. You __________ leave your luggage unattended at the airport.
6. My sister __________ tell the time when she was a little girl.
7. __________ I have some more tea?
8. We __________ buy the clothes because we __________
use our credit card in that shop yesterday.
9. You __________ come to dinner this evening, if you want.
10. Sorry, you _________ borrow your father’s car this evening. He needs it himself.
11. Where __________ I buy a birthday present for my mother?
What do CAN and COULD express in the
sentences?
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Can you stand on your head?
Mum, can I go camping with my friends?
Could you open the window, please?
We could climb trees when we were
young.
Could you send this email, please?
Can I give you a lift?
We can watch this film, if you want.
Can I play with your doll?
You can’t use your computer now. You
have to write your homework first.
Can I open the window? It’s too hot here.
Jake can’t be at home.

SUGGESTION:
ABILITY (LACK OF ABILITY):
PERMISSION (REFUSING/ASK FOR PERMISSION):
REQUEST:
OFFER:
Correct the sentences
You can go out until you finish doing the washing up.
When I first went to Italy I can’t speak Italian.
We couldn’t borrow the car, so we didn’t have to walk.

Tom can know about this, I haven’t told him anything.

the
and match
pictures
__________
dog for a long
because it was