1) To express ability in the present, we use ………………… or ………………… a) can - be able to b) could - be able to 2) For general ability in the past, we use ………………… or ………………… a) can - be able to b) could - be able to 3) However, when we are talking about ability on one specific occasion in the past, we only use ……… , NOT …………: a) be able to - could b) can - could 4) ………………… you ride a bike when you were five? a) can b) can’t c) could d) couldn’t e) was able to 5) He ………………… get to the party on time yesterday, because his car broke down. a) can b) can’t c) could d) couldn’t e) was able to 6) He’s absolutely amazing – he’s only seven and he ………………… speak five languages, including Greek. a) can b) can’t c) could d) couldn’t e) was able to 7) She was relieved, because she ………………… find a taxi and get to the airport on time. a) can b) can’t c) could d) couldn’t e) was able to 8) I’ve searched everywhere for my glasses, but I ………………… find them anywhere. a) can b) can’t c) could d) couldn’t e) was able to 9) I ………………… lift this box – it’s so heavy! Could you help me, please? a) can b) can’t c) could d) couldn’t e) was able to 10) When we were kids, we ………………… spend hours playing outside without getting bored. a) can b) can’t c) could d) couldn’t e) was able to 11) Sorry, I ………………… come to your party next weekend, I’ll be away on holiday. a) can b) can’t c) could d) couldn’t e) was able to 12) The fire was spreading quickly, but luckily the firefighters ………………… stop it before it reached the houses. a) can b) can’t c) could d) couldn’t e) were able to f) was able to 13) I ………………… believe how fast she solved that difficult puzzle! a) can b) can’t c) could d) couldn’t e) was able to 14) In the 19th century, people ………………… travel long distances only by horse or ship. a) can b) can’t c) could d) couldn’t e) was able to

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