NAME: ________________________
DATE: ________________________
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CAN and COULD
I
You
He
She
It
We
They
can
could
drive.
I
You
He
She
It
We
They
can’t
couldn’t
Yes,
Can
Could

I
you
he
she
it
we
they
drive?
I
you
he
she
it
we
they
drive.
No,
can.
could.
I
you
he
she
it
we
they
can’t.
couldn’t.
Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Use the words in the above box.
1. I ___________ go to the party last night because I was sick.
2. A: ___________ Noel cook Italian food?
B: Yes, he ___________.
3. My sister ___________ swim last year, but now she ___________.
4. They ___________ go shopping yesterday because the store was closed.
5. A: ___________ you read when you were four years old?
B: Yes, I __________.
6. Ellie ___________ ride a bicycle. She rides it to school every day.
7. I’m very tired, so I ___________ go out to the park to play.
8. A: ___________ you see the moon last night?
B: No, I ___________.
9. When ___________ I talk to you about the company report?
10. Most dinosaurs walked on land, but some ___________ fly or even swim.
11. Excuse me, I ___________ hear you right now. The music is too loud.
12. I ___________ drive a truck when I was only sixteen years old.
13. Douglas hit the tree because he ___________ stop his car.
14. How many hot dogs ___________ you eat at one time?
15. I ___________ read without my reading glasses. Where are they?
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Grammar Focus ‘can’ and ‘could’
Level Lower Intermediate
ANSWER KEY
1. couldn’t
My Notes
9. can
2. Can / can
10. could
3. couldn’t / can
11. can’t
4. couldn’t
12. could
5. Could / could
13. couldn’t
6. can
14. can
7. can’t
15. can’t
8. Could / couldn’t
Grades as
percentages
15 / 15 =
14 / 15 =
13 / 15 =
12 / 15 =
11 / 15 =
10 / 15 =
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6 / 15 =
5 / 15 =
4 / 15 =
3 / 15 =
2 / 15 =
1 / 15 =
0 / 18 =
100%
93
87
80
73
67
60
53
47
40
33
27
20
13
7
0%
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