1She ............... speak Italian really well.
Wrong!
Use "can" to talk about present ability.
2I asked if you ............... arrive in the afternoon.
Wrong!
Use "could" after the past reporting verb "asked" in this indirect question.
3She ............... walk when she was just nine months old.
Wrong!
Use "could" to talk about general ability in the past.
4If you take a rest for an hour, you ............... feel better.
Select 3 answers.
Wrong!
"May", "could", and "might" all express a possible result here.
5After giving birth, a woman ............... suffer from depression for many months.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"May" and "can" both express a possible typical occurrence here.
6She said that she ............... go to the movies.
Wrong!
Use "might" as the reported form of "may" after "said".
7You ............... have lots of money, but that does not mean you are better than me.
Wrong!
Use "might" to admit that something may be true before making a contrast.
8When I was a child, I ............... watch TV whenever I wanted.
Wrong!
Use "could" to talk about general permission in the past.
9............... he arrive on time?
Wrong!
Use "Will" to ask about a future event.
10I ............... be happy even if I do not win the prize.
Wrong!
Use "will" for a definite statement about the future.
11She ............... be here soon.
Wrong!
Use "should" to say that something is expected or likely.
12I ............... kill him if he reads my letters again.
Wrong!
Use "will" to make a threat about the future.
Answers
- She can speak Italian really well.
- I asked if you could arrive in the afternoon.
- She could walk when she was just nine months old.
- If you take a rest for an hour, you may / could / might feel better.
- After giving birth, a woman may / can suffer from depression for many months.
- She said that she might go to the movies.
- You might have lots of money, but that does not mean you are better than me.
- When I was a child, I could watch TV whenever I wanted.
- Will he arrive on time?
- I will be happy even if I do not win the prize.
- She should be here soon.
- I will kill him if he reads my letters again.
