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Can, Could, Could Have

May 3, 2024 - A1pdf

Fill in the blanks.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1. What shall we do tonight? We ....................... a movie.
Wrong!
Could is used in polite suggestions.
2. I was very hungry. I ............................ an elephant.
Wrong!
Could is used to talk about unrealistic hopes, aspirations, situations etc.
3. This is a beautiful place. I wish I ....................... here forever.
Wrong!
4. She ....................... be telling the truth but I don't think she is.
Wrong!
Can is not normally used in affirmative sentences to talk about possibility.
5. The weather ...................... change any time in the mountainous regions.
Wrong!
Can is used in affirmative sentences to talk about theoretical possibility.
6. I was so angry. I ................................ him.
Wrong!
Could have + past participle is used to talk about past events that did not happen.
7. I ............................ anyone I wanted to.
Wrong!
8. You needn't have stayed in a hotel. You ............................... with us.
Wrong!
9. If you needed help, you ................................... me.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
10. She ............................. walk when she was just 9 months old.
Wrong!
Use could to talk about past ability.
11. If you like we .............................. go for a walk.
Wrong!
12. We had a great time. It .............................. better.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

  1. What shall we do tonight? We could watch a movie.
  2. I was very hungry. I could eat an elephant.
  3. This is a beautiful place. I wish I could stay here forever.
  4. She could be telling the truth but I don’t think she is.
  5. The weather can change any time in the mountainous regions.
  6. I was so angry. I could have killed him.
  7. I could have married anyone I wanted to.
  8. You needn’t have stayed in a hotel. You could have stayed with us.
  9. If you needed help, you could call / could have called me.
  10. She could walk when she was just 9 months old.
  11. If you like we could / can go for a walk.
  12. We had a great time. It could not have been better.
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