Can And Could Quiz 13 (60 MCQs)

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1. Nina ..... run 2km when she was young.
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.
3. Penguins ..... swim very well.
4. She ..... understand Korean very well, but she ..... speak it perfectly.
5. I ..... swim when I was six. (negative-past)
6. ..... if I eat this las chocolate?
7. Laura had hurt her leg and ..... walk very well.
8. The storm knocked out the power, but the hospital ..... switch to its backup generators immediately.
9. Choose the correct modal verb: "Last year, Marcelo ..... run a marathon."
10. My grandfather was a farmer. He .....
11. Hobbit has just eaten all the elven bread. He ..... be hungry again!
12. ..... I go to the restroom, Miss?
13. I ..... play tennis when I was in the elementary school.
14. They ..... come to the party yesterday because they had something important to do
15. Heri ..... Run fast
16. (A) Can he swim? (B) Yes, he .....
17. ..... you dance?
18. I ..... study Spelling by myself, nobody helped me and I won the Spelling Bee.
19. It is a place where anything ..... happen.
20. Whatever you do, you ..... touch that switch. It's very dangerous.
21. ..... I use your pen?
22. ..... is someone who is responsible for employees.
23. Choose the correct sentence that shows past ability.
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?
25. ..... come with you to the party?
26. He ..... play football when he was five. (affirmative-past)
27. My brother ..... hear when he was born.
28. Complete the sentence:By next year, she ..... speak three languages fluently.
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.
30. John was a smart child. He ..... read when he was two.
31. Complete the sentence:If I practice every day, I ..... play the piano well.
32. ..... we have some icecream now?
33. She ..... watch TV last nigth.
34. Which sentence uses 'could' to talk about a general ability in the past?
35. When he was young he ..... dance all night long. (Ability)
36. I'm not busy and I ..... tidy my room.
37. We ..... go to the party. We're going to a wedding.
38. Identify the correct usage:Sarah ..... finish her homework by tonight.
39. Ahmed ..... to speak after his dental operation.
40. I ..... wake up late on Sundays because I don't have to work.
41. What modal verbs do we usually use to ask for permission?
42. She fell off her bike. You ..... have to take her to hospital.
43. What is the best reply?Could I borrow your pen?
44. Could you ride a bike when you were 5?
45. Camila and Juan are working on a project together. Camila says, "I ..... understand the instructions."
46. The party theme ..... so cool.
47. I'm sorry I ..... see anything. Could you move a little left?
48. Maria ..... type 80 words per minute.
49. We ..... compete in basketball next week
50. Can you swim? No, I .....
51. Complete the sentence with the most appropriate modal:Next week, we ..... go to the concert.
52. If you were imagining having a superpower, which sentence uses the correct form to express a hypothetical ability?
53. True or False:The word 'could' in the sentence 'I could hear the music from my room' expresses an ability.
54. He ..... dance bachata at parties.
55. Gill ..... play the piano. She has never studied it.
56. He had a lot of money. He ..... buy anything.
57. I ..... run very fast, when I was (V.2) young.
58. It's a great town. You ..... visit it some day.
59. Pay by / credit card
60. They ..... go shopping yesterday becausethe store was (V.2) closed. (not)