1. Look at the questionnaire about Adrian and complete the sentences.
1 Adrian …can… ski quite well, but he …can’t… skate at all.
2 TOM ………… you ride a horse, Adrian?
ADRIAN No, I …………, but I ………… ride a bike really well!
3 Adrian ………… sing very well. He ………… play the piano quite well, but he ………… play the guitar at all.
4 TOM ………… you do yoga?
ADRIAN Yes, I ………… do yoga really well.
5 He ………… do karate quite well, but he ………… do judo at all.
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Adrian’s abilities questionnaire |
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Yes, really well |
Yes, quite well |
No, not very well |
No, not at all |
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ski? |
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✓ |
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skate? |
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✓ |
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ride a horse? |
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✓ |
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ride a bike? |
✓ |
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sing? |
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✓ |
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play the piano? |
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✓ |
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play the guitar? |
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✓ |
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do yoga? |
✓ |
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do judo? |
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✓ |
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do karate? |
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✓ |
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play tennis? |
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✓ |
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play golf? |
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✓ |
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play volleyball? |
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✓ |
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Answer
2 Can, can’t, can 3 can’t, can, can’t 4 Can, can 5 can, can’t
2. Underline the correct words to complete the sentences.
1 My mother can / couldn’t / can’t swim when she was a child, but now she can / could / couldn’t swim five kilometres.
2 A Can / Can’t / Could you play tennis when you were five?
B No, I can’t / couldn’t / could.
3 A Can / Can’t / Couldn’t you speak Spanish?
B No, not now. I can / can’t / could speak it when I lived in Mexico, but not any more.
4 When I started cycling, I can’t / couldn’t / can cycle very far, but now I could / can / can’t cycle ten kilometres without stopping.
5 He could / can’t / can dance all night when he was a young man, but not these days.
6 I usually work at weekends, so I could / can / can’t play golf very often.
Answer
2 Could, couldn’t 3 Can, could 4 couldn’t, can 5 could 6 can’t
3. Complete the text with can, can’t, could or couldn’t.
In my family we love playing sport. I (1) …………… play badminton well and my sister (2) …………… ski well. When we were children we (3) …………… both play football very well, but we’re both a bit too slow now. The only sport I (4) …………… do is swimming. I didn’t learn to swim. My sister did and she (5) …………… swim very fast – 50 metres in about 40 seconds. We also tried to learn musical instruments. I studied the guitar, but I (6) …………… play well at all. I was always too busy playing sport.
Answer
1 can 2 can 3 could 4 can’t 5 can 6 couldn’t
4. Correct the sentences.
1 My brother can skiing very well.
My brother can ski very well.
2 When I was 15, I could ran 100 metres in 12 seconds.
3 I’m sorry I couldn’t coming to your party.
4 My grandfather can’t to see very well without his glasses.
5 Can you dancing the tango?
6 He couldn’t to play football after he broke his leg.
7 Helen could drove when she was 17.
8 Could you to ride a bike when you were five?
Answer
2 When I was 15, I could run 100 metres in 12 seconds.
3 I’m sorry I couldn’t come to your party.
4 My grandfather can’t see very well without his glasses.
5 Can you dance to the tango?
6 He couldn’t play football after he broke his leg.
7 Helen could drive when she was 17.
8 Could you ride a bike when you were five?
5. Complete the sentences with can / can’t, could / couldn’t.
1 I …can…… play the guitar. I want to learn the drums next.
2 I ………………. drive last year but I passed my test six weeks ago!
3 She ………………. cook really well. Her food is always great.
4 He isn’t on the football team, because he ………………. run very fast.
5 When I was at school, I ………………. do maths. But now I’m much better.
6 My husband ………………. speak French, Spanish and Portuguese. It’s useful when we travel!
7 I ………………. climb trees when I was a child but I’m too old now.
Answer
2 couldn’t 3 can 4 can’t 5 couldn’t 6 can 7 could
6. Write sentences about what Rob could / couldn’t do in the past and what he can / can’t do now.
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when he was a boy |
now |
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swim 1,000 metres ✗ |
swim 1,000 metres ✓ |
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cook a meal ✗ |
cook a meal ✓ |
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ride a bike ✓ |
ride a bike ✗ |
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run 25 km ✗ |
run 25 km ✓ |
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speak Spanish ✗ |
speak Spanish ✓ |
1 Rob couldn’t swim 1,000 metres when he was a boy. He can swim 1,000 metres now.
2 …………………………………………………………………………………
3 …………………………………………………………………………………
4 …………………………………………………………………………………
5 …………………………………………………………………………………
Answer
2 Rob couldn’t cook a meal when he was a boy. He can cook a meal now.
3 Rob could ride a bike when he was a boy. He can’t ride a bike now.
4 Rob couldn’t run 25 km when he was a boy. He can run 25 km now.
5 Rob couldn’t speak Spanish when he was a boy. He can speak Spanish now.
7. Find and correct a mistake in each sentence.
1 I don’t can play the guitar. I can’t play the guitar.
2 She cans speak four languages. …………………………………….
3 How fast you can swim? …………………………………….
4 I could ran very fast when I was a child. …………………………………….
5 I didn’t could understand what he said. …………………………………….
6 A Does he can cook? B Yes, he can. …………………………………….
7 A Could he walk before his accident? B Yes, he did. …………………………………….
Answer
2 She cans can speak …
3 … you can swim can you swim?
4 I could ran run …
5 I didn’t could couldn’t understand …
6 Does he can Can he cook?
7 Yes, he did could.
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