This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Can And Could – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Can And Could Quiz 13 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Nina ..... run 2km when she was young. A) Can. B) Could. C) Can't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 2. True or False:The sentence 'This video game can be beaten, but it's extremely difficult' is a grammatically correct use of a passive ability modal. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Penguins ..... swim very well. A) Can. B) Could. C) Either could be used. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 4. She ..... understand Korean very well, but she ..... speak it perfectly. A) Be able to / cannot. B) Is able to / cannot. C) Is able to / is able to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is able to / cannot. 5. I ..... swim when I was six. (negative-past) A) Could. B) Can. C) Couldn't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Couldn't. 6. ..... if I eat this las chocolate? A) Do you. B) Do I mind. C) Do you mind. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Do you mind. 7. Laura had hurt her leg and ..... walk very well. A) Was/were able to. B) Could. C) Can. D) Couldn't. E) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Couldn't. 8. The storm knocked out the power, but the hospital ..... switch to its backup generators immediately. A) Was able to. B) Will be able to. C) Could. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was able to. 9. Choose the correct modal verb: "Last year, Marcelo ..... run a marathon." A) Could. B) Couldn't. C) Can. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 10. My grandfather was a farmer. He ..... A) Can drive a crawler. B) Could drive a crawler. C) May / might drive a crawler. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could drive a crawler. 11. Hobbit has just eaten all the elven bread. He ..... be hungry again! A) Can. B) Can't. C) Could. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't. 12. ..... I go to the restroom, Miss? A) Could. B) Will. C) Can. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can. 13. I ..... play tennis when I was in the elementary school. A) Can. B) Can't. C) Could. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could. 14. They ..... come to the party yesterday because they had something important to do A) Could. B) Can't. C) Couldn't. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Couldn't. 15. Heri ..... Run fast A) Can. B) May. C) Could. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 16. (A) Can he swim? (B) Yes, he ..... A) A) can. B) B) could. C) C) can't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) can. 17. ..... you dance? A) Can. B) Could. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 18. I ..... study Spelling by myself, nobody helped me and I won the Spelling Bee. A) Could. B) Couldn't. C) Can't. D) Am. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 19. It is a place where anything ..... happen. A) Can. B) Could. C) Either could be used. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 20. Whatever you do, you ..... touch that switch. It's very dangerous. A) MUST. B) HAVE TO. C) DON'T HAVE TO. D) MUSTN'T. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) MUSTN'T. 21. ..... I use your pen? A) Can. B) Could. C) Either could be used. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Either could be used. 22. ..... is someone who is responsible for employees. A) Unemployed. B) Boss. C) Retired. D) A blue-collar worker. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Boss. 23. Choose the correct sentence that shows past ability. A) I can read when I was four. B) I will read when I was four. C) I could read when I was four. D) I should read when I was four. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I could read when I was four. 24. Your friend said, 'I can't go to the movies tonight.' If you tell someone else what she said tomorrow, which sentence is the most accurate? A) She says she couldn't go to the movies. B) She said she couldn't go to the movies last night. C) She said she can't go to the movies last night. D) She said she won't be able to go to the movies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said she couldn't go to the movies last night. 25. ..... come with you to the party? A) Could I. B) A & B are correct. C) Can I. D) Am I able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A & B are correct. 26. He ..... play football when he was five. (affirmative-past) A) Can. B) Could. C) Can't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 27. My brother ..... hear when he was born. A) Can. B) Could not. C) Is not able to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could not. 28. Complete the sentence:By next year, she ..... speak three languages fluently. A) Is able to. B) Will be able to. C) Can. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will be able to. 29. Complete the sentence to show it's part of a story someone is telling about the past:She told me that she ..... finish the project by herself. A) Can. B) Will be able to. C) Could. D) Is able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could. 30. John was a smart child. He ..... read when he was two. A) Could. B) Can. C) Can't. D) Couldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 31. Complete the sentence:If I practice every day, I ..... play the piano well. A) Will be able to. B) Be able to. C) Could. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will be able to. 32. ..... we have some icecream now? A) Could. B) Couldn't. C) Can't. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can. 33. She ..... watch TV last nigth. A) Can. B) Cuold. C) Couldn't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Couldn't. 34. Which sentence uses 'could' to talk about a general ability in the past? A) When my grandpa was young, he could play the guitar very well. B) After three tries, I could finally unlock the door. C) I think I could help you with your homework later. D) The weather report said it could rain this afternoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When my grandpa was young, he could play the guitar very well. 35. When he was young he ..... dance all night long. (Ability) A) Can. B) May. C) Might. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could. 36. I'm not busy and I ..... tidy my room. A) Can able to. B) Could. C) Can. D) Was able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can. 37. We ..... go to the party. We're going to a wedding. A) Won't be able to. B) Will be able to. C) Couldn't. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Won't be able to. 38. Identify the correct usage:Sarah ..... finish her homework by tonight. A) Be able to. B) Is able to. C) Can. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is able to. 39. Ahmed ..... to speak after his dental operation. A) Were not able. B) Was not able. C) Could not. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was not able. 40. I ..... wake up late on Sundays because I don't have to work. A) Must. B) Can. C) Should. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can. 41. What modal verbs do we usually use to ask for permission? A) Must, have, should. B) Has. have, had. C) Can, could, may. D) Can't, musn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can, could, may. 42. She fell off her bike. You ..... have to take her to hospital. A) Might. B) Might not. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might. 43. What is the best reply?Could I borrow your pen? A) Yes, you could. B) Yes, sure. C) Yes, I can. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes, sure. 44. Could you ride a bike when you were 5? A) No, I can not. B) No, I could ride. C) Yes, I could. D) Yes, I can. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yes, I could. 45. Camila and Juan are working on a project together. Camila says, "I ..... understand the instructions." A) Can. B) Could. C) Can't. D) Couldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 46. The party theme ..... so cool. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 47. I'm sorry I ..... see anything. Could you move a little left? A) Can't. B) Can. C) Could. D) Couldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't. 48. Maria ..... type 80 words per minute. A) Can. B) To be able to. C) Is can. D) Is able. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 49. We ..... compete in basketball next week A) CAN. B) COULD. C) WILL BE ABLE TO. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) WILL BE ABLE TO. 50. Can you swim? No, I ..... A) Could. B) Can't. C) Can. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't. 51. Complete the sentence with the most appropriate modal:Next week, we ..... go to the concert. A) Could. B) Is able to. C) Can. D) Will be able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will be able to. 52. If you were imagining having a superpower, which sentence uses the correct form to express a hypothetical ability? A) If I will be a superhero, I will be able to fly. B) If I was a superhero, I can fly. C) If I were a superhero, I could fly. D) If I am a superhero, I can fly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If I were a superhero, I could fly. 53. True or False:The word 'could' in the sentence 'I could hear the music from my room' expresses an ability. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 54. He ..... dance bachata at parties. A) Know how to. B) Knows how to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Knows how to. 55. Gill ..... play the piano. She has never studied it. A) Can't. B) Can. C) Could. D) Couldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't. 56. He had a lot of money. He ..... buy anything. A) Can. B) Can't. C) Could. D) Couldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could. 57. I ..... run very fast, when I was (V.2) young. A) Can. B) Couldn't. C) Can't. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could. 58. It's a great town. You ..... visit it some day. A) Had better. B) Could. C) Might. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Should. 59. Pay by / credit card A) Can I pay by credit card?. B) I want to pay by credit acrd?. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can I pay by credit card?. 60. They ..... go shopping yesterday becausethe store was (V.2) closed. (not) A) Can. B) Can't. C) Could. D) Couldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Couldn't. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAuxiliary Verbs QuizzesVerbs QuizzesCan And Could Quiz 1Can And Could Quiz 2Can And Could Quiz 3Can And Could Quiz 4Can And Could Quiz 5Can And Could Quiz 6Can And Could Quiz 7Can And Could Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books