Share Can vs. Could - A2 level
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I ______ play the guitar. (positive)
can - ability in the present
I ______ swim when I was younger. (positive)
could - ability in the past
I ______ sleep last night. (negative)
couldn't - inability in the past
I ______ drive a car. (negative)
can't - inability in the present
______ I use your phone? (positive)
Can - permission
It _______ get very cold in winter. (positive)
can - possibility
_______ you pass me the salt, please? (positive)
Could - polite request
I ______ visit Paris if I saved enough money. (positive)
could - hypothetical
She _______ have known the answer. (negative)
couldn't - impossibility in the past
I _______ believe it! (present impossibility)
can't
I _______ help you with your homework. (positive)
can - ability in the present
I _______ help you with your homework if I had more time. (positive)
could - hypothetical
_______ you repeat that, please? (positive)
Could - polite request
She ______ speak three languages. (negative)
can't - present inability
I ________ believe it! (past impossibility)
couldn't
He _______ come to the party because he was sick. (negative)
couldn't - past inability
