1............... you work this sum, or is it too difficult for you?
Wrong!
"Can" is used to ask about ability.
2I ............... lift this box.
Wrong!
"Cannot" shows inability in this sentence.
3I'm not sure, but he ............... be at home now.
Wrong!
"May" expresses present possibility; "I'm not sure" rules out the certainty of "must".
4............... it be a dog?
Wrong!
"Can" asks whether something is possible.
5No, it ............... be a tiger.
Wrong!
"Cannot" shows that something is not possible.
6I ............... run miles when I was young.
Wrong!
"Could" shows past ability.
7He said that I ............... go home.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Could" and "might" can both report permission after "said".
8You ............... not enter my house again.
Wrong!
"Shall" expresses a strong command or threat here.
9I ............... not permit this.
Wrong!
"Will" expresses strong determination here.
10She ............... sit for hours listening to the radio.
Wrong!
"Will" can express a characteristic habit.
11............... you lend me your pen?
Wrong!
"Will" is used to make a request.
12She said she ............... buy me drinks.
Wrong!
"Would" is the past form of "will" in reported speech.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- Can you work this sum, or is it too difficult for you?
- I cannot lift this box.
- I’m not sure, but he may be at home now.
- Can it be a dog?
- No, it cannot be a tiger.
- I could run miles when I was young.
- He said that I could / might go home.
- You shall not enter my house again.
- I will not permit this.
- She will sit for hours listening to the radio.
- Will you lend me your pen?
- She said she would buy me drinks.