Question

Упражнение 6. Fill in can / can't/ could/ couldn't. 1) You don’t need to shout. I ______ hear you perfectly well. 2) We______ go to safari because the trip was too expensive. 3) He eats in restaurants because he ______ cook. 4) I had an aisle seat on the plane, so I ______see the landscape below. 5) When we used to live in China, I______ speak some Chinese, but now I______ say a word. 6) ______ you play the piano at the age of six? 7) He______ speak English so fast that I______understand him (now). 8) I’m afraid, Nickolas ______talk to you now. He has to arrive at school in time. 9) I______get a good mark in Literature because I didn’t know the theme. 10) I______retell my friend the whole story because I had read it.

Answer 1

1)can
2)couldn't
3)can't
4)couldn't
5)could, can't
6)could
7)can,can't
8)can't
9)couldn't
10)could

Answer 2

1)can
2)couldn't
3)can't
4)could
5)could,can't
6)could
7)can,can't
8)can
9)couldn't
10)can

Answer 3

1) You don’t need to shout. I can hear you perfectly well. 2) We couldn't go to safari because the trip was too expensive. 3) He eats in restaurants because he can't cook. 4) I had an aisle seat on the plane, so I could see the landscape below. 5) When we used to live in China, I could speak some Chinese, but now I can't say a word. 6) Could you play the piano at the age of six? 7) He can speak English so fast that I can't understand him (now). 8) I’m afraid, Nickolas can't talk to you now. He has to arrive at school in time. 9) I couldn't get a good mark in Literature because I didn’t know the theme. 10) I could retell my friend the whole story because I had read it.