This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Can And Could – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Can And Could Quiz 19 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I have practiced football for years. Now I ..... play really well. Years ago, I ..... A) Can-couldn't. B) Can't-couldn't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can-couldn't. 2. I wanted to talk to Jim yesterday, but I ..... find him. A) Cannot. B) Can. C) Couldn't. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Couldn't. 3. Complete the sentence with the correct verb:I'm very tired, so I ..... go out to the park to play. A) Can. B) Couldn't. C) Could. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can't. 4. .... you please pass me that book over there? A) Could. B) Might. C) May. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 5. A:May I know your home telephone number, please? B: ..... A) I think so. B) Not at all. C) No, please do. D) Yes, it's 044-471105. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yes, it's 044-471105. 6. When Mike was a kid, he ..... play the piano. Now, he gives concerts. A) Was able to. B) Wasn't able to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wasn't able to. 7. I ..... already walk when I was 1. A) Will be able to. B) Can't. C) Couldn't. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could. 8. He hasn't ..... fix my bike yet. He'll do it tomorrow, I guess. A) Could. B) Was able. C) Been able to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Been able to. 9. Try these sweets. I think you ..... like them. A) Might. B) Might not. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might. 10. They ..... too tired to study yesterday. A) Was. B) Is. C) Are. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were. 11. We ..... use our phones in class right now! A) Can't. B) Couldn't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't. 12. Which sentence correctly uses a modal to express a future ability? A) He can play the piano next year. B) He be able to play the piano next year. C) He could play the piano next year. D) He will be able to play the piano next year. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He will be able to play the piano next year. 13. Form a question: ..... he come to the meeting tomorrow? A) Will he come to the meeting tomorrow?. B) Has he come to the meeting tomorrow?. C) Is he coming to the meeting tomorrow?. D) Does he come to the meeting tomorrow?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Does he come to the meeting tomorrow?. 14. Tim is busy right now, so he ..... answer the phone. A) Couldn't. B) Could. C) Can't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can't. 15. They arrived over an hour late. They COULD HAVE PHONED us! A) A past event that was possible but didn't happen. B) Impossibility present. C) A guess about the past. D) Impossibility past. E) A guess about the present. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A past event that was possible but didn't happen. 16. When Kesia was a child, she ..... climb trees easily. A) Can. B) Could. C) Couldn't. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 17. I ..... swim very well when I was a child. A) Would. B) Do. C) Could. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could. 18. From his accent, he ..... be from Toronto. A) Could. B) Can. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 19. ..... you open the window, please? (polite request) A) Could. B) Should. C) Must. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 20. You ..... work everyday on your grammar if you want to improve. A) Can't. B) Shouldn't. C) Can. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Should. 21. 7 I've never ..... sing well, but my brother has a beautiful voice. A) Was able to. B) Been able to. C) Be able to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Been able to. 22. Identify the correct use of 'could' for a polite request. A) Could you pass the salt, please?. B) Can you pass the salt, please?. C) Will you pass the salt, please?. D) Shall you pass the salt, please?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could you pass the salt, please?. 23. She ..... drive but she takes the bus to go to work A) Might. B) Could. C) Can. D) May. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can. 24. They ..... save the men from sinking ship. A) I don't know. B) Were able to. C) Could to. D) Was able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were able to. 25. He ..... phone his mom yesterday A) CAN. B) COULD. C) WILL BE ABLE TO. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) COULD. 26. Bijan says he ..... speak four languages but he ..... talk to customers yesterday as he was a bit nervous. A) Can-can. B) Can-could. C) Can-couldn't. D) Could-can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can-couldn't. 27. You ..... park your bike here. It's allowed. A) Could. B) Can. C) Shall. D) Have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can. 28. When ..... I talk to you about the company report? A) Couldn't. B) Can. C) Can't. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can. 29. We ..... speak four languages. A) Could. B) Can. C) Couldn't. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can. 30. SHE COULD IN SPANISH IS ..... A) ELLA PUEDE. B) ELLA NO PUEDE. C) ELLA PUDO. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ELLA PUDO. ← 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