This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Can And Could – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Can And Could Quiz 27 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. John was a smart child. He ..... read when he was two. A) Can. B) Can't. C) Could. D) Couldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could. 2. Complete the sentence:If I practice every day, I ..... play the piano well. A) Can. B) Could. C) Will be able to. D) Be able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will be able to. 3. ..... we have some icecream now? A) Can. B) Can't. C) Could. D) Couldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 4. She ..... watch TV last nigth. A) Can. B) Cuold. C) Couldn't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Couldn't. 5. 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. 6. When he was young he ..... dance all night long. (Ability) A) Could. B) May. C) Might. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 7. I'm not busy and I ..... tidy my room. A) Can. B) Could. C) Was able to. D) Can able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 8. We ..... go to the party. We're going to a wedding. A) Can. B) Will be able to. C) Won't be able to. D) Couldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Won't be able to. 9. Identify the correct usage:Sarah ..... finish her homework by tonight. A) Can. B) Could. C) Is able to. D) Be able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is able to. 10. 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. 11. I ..... wake up late on Sundays because I don't have to work. A) Should. B) Can. C) Can't. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can. 12. What modal verbs do we usually use to ask for permission? A) Must, have, should. B) Can't, musn't. C) Can, could, may. D) Has. have, had. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can, could, may. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. Could you ride a bike when you were 5? A) Yes, I can. B) No, I can not. C) No, I could ride. D) Yes, I could. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yes, I could. 16. 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. 17. The party theme ..... so cool. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 18. I'm sorry I ..... see anything. Could you move a little left? A) Could. B) Couldn't. C) Can. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can't. 19. Maria ..... type 80 words per minute. A) Is can. B) To be able to. C) Can. D) Is able. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can. 20. 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. 21. Can you swim? No, I ..... A) Could. B) Can't. C) Can. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't. 22. Complete the sentence with the most appropriate modal:Next week, we ..... go to the concert. A) Can. B) Could. C) Will be able to. D) Is able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will be able to. 23. If you were imagining having a superpower, which sentence uses the correct form to express a hypothetical ability? A) If I were a superhero, I could fly. B) If I am a superhero, I can fly. C) If I will be a superhero, I will be able to fly. D) If I was a superhero, I can fly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If I were a superhero, I could fly. 24. 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. 25. 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. 26. Gill ..... play the piano. She has never studied it. A) Can. B) Can't. C) Could. D) Couldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't. 27. 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. 28. I ..... run very fast, when I was (V.2) young. A) Can. B) Can't. C) Could. D) Couldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could. 29. It's a great town. You ..... visit it some day. A) Could. B) Might. C) Should. D) Had better. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should. 30. 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?. ← 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