Modal Verbs of Ability
1)........... You swim when you were 10?
[ could ]
2) We .........get to the meeting on time yesterday, because the train was delayed by one hour.
[ couldn't ]
3) He ............
arrive at the party on time, even after missing the train, so he was very pleased.
[ was able to ]
4) He's amazing, he .............speak five languages, including Chinese.
[ can ]
5) I ..........drive a car until I was 34. Then I moved to the countryside, so I had to learn.
[ couldn't ]
6) I looked everywhere for my glasses but I .....find them anywhere.
[ couldn't ]
7) I searched for your house for ages. luckily I .......find it in the end.
[ was able to ]
8) She's seven years old, but she ........,.read yet. Her parents are getting her extra lessons.
[ can't ]
9) I read the book three times, but I ..........
understand it.
[ couldn't ]
10) James ...........speak Japanese when he lived in Japan, but he's forgotten most of it now.
[ could]
11) I .............understand the chapter we had to read for homework. It was so difficult.
[ couldn't ]
12) I ...........lift this box - it's too heavy! Would you help me?
[ can't ]
13) Lucy ............make it to our meeting after all. She's stuck in traffic.
[ can't ]
14) John .............play tennis really well. He's champion of his club.
[ can ]
15) Unfortunately, I really ............sing at all. No-one in my family is musical either.
[ can't ]
16) When the car broke down I was really pleased because I ..............solve the problem.
[ was able to ]
17) Julian ............play excellent golf when he was only ten.
[ could]
18) My grandmother .............use a computer until last month. Since then she's been taking lessons at the library.
[ couldn't ]
19) I ...............open this window! I think it's stuck.
[ can't ]
20) Gill ........play the piano. She has never studied it.
[ can't ]
Modal Verbs Exercises
Here's a list of all the modal verbs exercises
Modal verbs of ability exercise
Modal verbs of obligation exercise
Modal verbs of probability exercise
Past modals exercise 1 (could have, should have, would have)
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