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can/‌could/‌be able to — Exercise 2

Complete the sentences with can, could, or be able to and the verb in brackets.
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I
the project on time because I felt bad. (not complete)
I couldn’t complete the project on time because I felt bad.
  1. 1.
    Samuel
    high even when he was at school. Now, he is a prominent high jumper. (jump)
  2. 2.
    Sorry, but I
    you tomorrow. (not help)
  3. 3.
    Matthew
    you a lot of different things to explain his actions but one thing is clear — he is a liar. (tell)
  4. 4.
    Deborah
    on time tomorrow if she takes her car from the garage. (arrive)
  5. 5.
    Charlie
    how to do puzzles when he was three years old. (understand)
  6. 6.
    Tommy
    that mountain next year if he trains a lot. (climb)
  7. 7.
    Rick
    all the problems instantly so you don’t need to give him many details. (spot)
  8. 8.
    Of course, I
    you yesterday but I didn’t want to. (call)
  9. 9.
    My little brother
    the computer better than I but he doesn’t know how to read and write. (use)
  10. 10.
    I
    this tree for about five minutes. (climb)
  11. 11.
    Jessica
    these mistakes at the next lesson because she hasn’t learned the rules yet. (not correct)
  12. 12.
    Shane
    a bike when he was five. (ride)
  13. 13.
    Paul
    beautiful pictures because his talent for art is great. (paint)
  14. 14.
    I
    you around the town, but let’s take my brother with us — he knows much more about all the sights than I do. (show)
  15. 15.
    Harvey
    long words correctly when he was just six years old. (spell)
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