‘could’ and ‘couldn’t’ – ANSWERS We can use could and. co. ldn’t to tal. about abilities in the past. 1. True or false? Re. d and circle true or false for these sentences. When I was a baby I . …

I looked everywhere for my glasses but I couldn't find them anywhere. I searched for your house for ages. Luckily, I was able to find it in the end. She's 7 years old but she can't read yet – her …

Complete the sentences using – had to, didn ́t have to, could, couldn ́t Tom ́s mum was working late, so Tom ................................. make dinner.

MODAL VERBS EXERCISES Put in 'can', 'can't', 'could' or 'couldn't'. If none of these is possible use 'be able to' in the correct tense.

“Could” functions the same way as “might” or “may” in this sentence. Directions: Circle the correct auxiliary modal verb in each sentence.

E.g. he could have been there, perhaps you just didn’t see him. We use can’t + have + past participle when we are almost sure that something didn’t happen or that something was not …

Can’t and Couldn’t are used in negations and expresses negative logical assumptions. e.g. It is Sunday. He can’t/couldn’t be at work. (I’m sure he isn’t at work.) e.g. It’s 10 o’clock. He should …