Present & Past Abilities
CAN & COULD
Who can…………….?
Climb mountain or a tree
Surf
scuba diving
Make an airplane?
Hang upside down
Ride a skateboard
Sing well
Look at the pictures and try to guess
right answer
past
She can sing now
She couldn’t sing when she was 8
years old.
past
He could sing song
He
can sing songs
past
He couldn’t act
when he was 5
years old
past
He could act when he was
18 years old
He can act now.
past
He couldn’t play football
He can play football now
past
He couldn’t play football
when he was a child.
He can play football very
well
past
He could play football. He
had 2 awards
He can play football
past
He can play football
He could play football.
past
He could play football
He can play football
past
He couldn’t play basketball
He could play with toys.
Now he can play basketball.
past
He can play football
He couldn’t play football
past
He couldn’t drive car
He can drive car
past
He couldn’t sing songs.
He couldn’t play guitar.
He can sing songs
He can play guitar.
past
He can
sing
write songs
play guitar
walk
He couldn’t sing songs
He couldn’t play guitar
He couldn’t write songs
He couldn’t walk when he was a baby
past
She couldn’t act in movies.
Now she can act in movies.
Now
He can’t ski
He can ski
Now
She can’t do bungee
jumping
She can do bungee jumping
Choose the right answer
I never learned how to swim, so I ____
swim very well.
a) Can
b) Can’t
c) Could
d) Couldn’t
Can’t
 In 1800, nobody ___________ travel into space yet.
a) Can
b) Can’t
c) Could
d) Couldn’t
Couldn’t
A cat ________ climb trees.
a) Can
b) Can’t
c) Could
d) Couldn’t
Can
I __________ speak Swedish, but
maybe I’ll learn someday.
a) Can
b) Can’t
c) Could
d) Couldn’t
Can’t
Elephants _________ climb trees
a) Can
b) Can’t
c) Could
d) Couldn’t
Can’t
When I was a child, I ___________
drive a car.
a) Can
b) Can’t
c) Could
d) Couldn’t
Couldn’t
Now that I'm an adult, I ___ sleep all
day. I have to work.
a) Can
b) Can’t
c) Could
d) Couldn’t
Can’t
When I was a baby, I __________ sleep
all day long.
a) Can
b) Can’t
c) Could
d) Couldn’t
Could
Choose the correct sentence. Pay
attention to the grammar.
A) She can buying a new car.
B) She can't buy a new car.
C) She could to buy a new car.
D) She couldn't buys a new car.
B
Choose the correct sentence. Pay attention to the
grammar.
A
A) They can go to the movies.
B) They can't going to the movies.
C) They could to go to the movies.
D) They couldn't goes
Choose the correct sentence. Pay attention to the
grammar.
A) I can read this book because I forgot my glasses.
B) I can’t read this book because I forgot my glasses.
C) I could read this book because I forgot my glasses.
D) I can’t reading this book because I forgot my glasses.
B
Choose the correct sentence. Pay attention to the
grammar.
A. Everybody can does it.
Everybody can’t to done it.
C. Everybody could doing it.
D. Everybody can do it.
B.
D
Prove it
Can you…..?
Pat your had and rub your stomach at the same time?
Can you….?
 close your eyes, stretch out your arms and touch the tips of
your index fingers
Can you….?
Whistle hapy birthday?
Can you…..?
Do 25 push ups
Can you….?
 Raise one eyebrow
Roll tongue
Say your name backwards
Cross your eyes
wink with your left and right eye
Snap fingers
Wiggle ears
Crack your knuckles
Funny face
Say ‘thank you’ in four languages
count backwards from 20
Flip a coin
THE FANTASTIC 4
 Match the names to the pictures.Then, match the descriptions to the
characters.
B
A
The Human
Torch
C
Mr Fantastic
D
The Thing
The Invisible
Woman
Then, match the descriptions to the characters.
1. He is strong
and his body
is big.
2. He is tall
and his hair is
short. He isn’t
very young.
3. She is thin
and tall. Her
hair is long.
4. He is good-
looking and
young. He has
got short hair.
Tick the boxes with information about
The Fantastic 4.
Yes
Mr Fantastic
stretch his body
climb buildings
The Invisible Woman
become invisible
see through walls
The Human Torch
become invisible
fly
The Thing
lift heavy things
fly
No
Complete the questions.
Can
yes
__________
Mr Fantastic stretch his body? _________,
he
can.
The Human Torch
2. Can _______________________
become invisible? No, he
____________.
Can’t
Lift heavy things / fly
Yes / No
3. Can the Thing _______________________? _________, he
can.
see through walls
Can
4. __________
the Invisible Woman ____________________?
She
No, __________
can’t.
1.
Can find someone who….