MODAL VERBS: EXERCISE COMPREHENSION ENGLISH EXAM Exercise I: Answer the sentences choosing CAN / COULD. 01.- Penguins swim CAN / COULD very well. 02.- I CAN / COULD run very fast when I was younger 03.- It's snowing, so we CAN / COULD go out now 04.- Yesterday we CAN / COULD play. 05.- CAN / COULD you play the piano when you were seven? 06.- You have a nice tricycle. CAN / COULD you ride it? 07.- He has a broken leg, so he CAN / COULD walk for a few days. 08.- I CAN / COULD sleep last night. 09.- We come as far as we CAN / COULD. 10.- Why are you crying? Is there something I CAN / COULD do for you? Exercise II: Answer the sentences choosing COULD / COULDN’T. 1. When I was young, I COULD / COULDN’T play the guitar: it was too difficult for me! 2. Her grandmother was bilingual: she COULD / COULDN’T speak both English and Spanish. 3. Yesterday, Peter COULD / COULDN’T do that exercise alone. So, he called me for help. 4. In 1950, people COULD / COULDN’T use mobile phones. 5. When his mother was young, she COULD / COULDN’T skate but she can't do it any longer. 6. We COULD / COULDN’T open the door: it was locked from the inside! 7. In 1900, people COULD / COULDN’T watch TV. 8. Mary's grandfather COULD / COULDN’T play chess and he was the best! 9. In 1945, people COULD / COULDN’T play video games. 10. But they COULD / COULDN’T play chess! 11. Peter COULD / COULDN’T play tennis last Monday: he had broken his arm! 12. When Ann was a teenager, she COULD / COULDN’T watch a horror film: it was too frightening for her! 13. Last Sunday, we COULD / COULDN’T take any photos in the museum: it was forbidden. 14. Mozart COULD / COULDN’T play the piano when he was 5.
