Verbs

Can, Could, be able to (Verbs)

He can ride a bike. But he can't sing!

1. We use can and could with the basic verb without to:

Practice Exercise-1

1. What questions does he ask? Use these verbs with can.

cook, drive, grow, repair, ski, speak, swim, take, type, use, use a gun, write

1. Can you drive well?

2. _____ German?

3. _____ pizza and pasta?      

4. _____ fast?

5. _____?

6. _____ good photographs?

7. _____ roses?

8. _____ cars?

9. _____ well?

Practice Exercise-2

Complete these sentences using can or could or can't or couldn't with a suitable verb from the list.

dance, learn, play, remember, run, see, speak, swim, type, walk, play, speak

1. I can't dance now but when I was younger I ____ all night.

2. When I was younger, I ____ 100 metres in 12 seconds.

3. She lost her job as a secretary because she ____ quickly.  

4. My sister ____ foreign languages very fluently.

5. The doctor is very busy. She ____ you until tomorrow.

6. When she was a teenager, she ____ ten languages but now she has forgotten them.

7. He has a lot of energy. He ____ football for hours.

8. When people get drunk, they ____ in a straight line.