Fill in the blanks.
1. I .......................... see the hills from my apartment.
Correct!
Wrong!
We use can to talk about present / general ability.
2. .......................... speak German?
Correct!
Wrong!
3. If you are free in the afternoon, we ........................... go to the movies.
Correct!
Wrong!
Either can or could is possible here. Could is less definite.
4. The word fast ............................... be an adjective or adverb.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. I am afraid I ............................. come to the party.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. They might ................................. help.
Correct!
Wrong!
It is not possible to use can or could after might.
7. The applicants must ......................................... speak English and Spanish.
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Wrong!
8. As I was sitting at the back of the hall, I .............................. hear the speaker well.
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Wrong!
We use could not to talk about past inability.
9. When I was a child, I was free. I ........................... do what I wanted.
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Wrong!
We do not use was able to to talk about general ability in the past.
10. He lost much blood but fortunately, he ........................... survive.
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Wrong!
To say that somebody managed to something on one occasion, we use be able to.
11. My sister plays tennis better than me but I ............................... beat her when we played tennis yesterday.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. She performed well in the interview but she .............................. get the job.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- I can see the hills from my apartment.
- Can you speak German?
- If you are free in the afternoon, we could go to the movies.
- The word fast can be an adjective or adverb.
- I am afraid I can’t come to the party.
- They might be able to help.
- The applicants must be able to speak English and Spanish.
- As I was sitting at the back of the hall, I could not hear the speaker well.
- When I was a child, I was free. I could do what I wanted.
- He lost much blood but fortunately, he was able to survive.
- My sister plays tennis better than me but I was able to beat her when we played tennis yesterday.
- She performed well in the interview but she could not get the job.
