Put in 'can', 'can't', 'could' or 'couldn't'. If none of these is possible:
1) __________ you swim when you were 10?
2) We ________get to the meeting on time yesterday, because the train was delayed by one hour.
3) He _________ arrive at the party on time, even after missing the train, so he was very pleased.
4) He's amazing, he ________ speak five languages, including Chinese.
5) I _________ drive a car until I was 34. Then I moved to the countryside, so I had to learn..
6) I looked everywhere for my glasses but I ______ find them anywhere.
7) I searched for your house for ages. luckily I ________ find it in the end.
8) She's seven years old, but she _________ read yet. Her parents are getting her extra lessons.
9) I read the book three times, but I _________ understand it.
10) James ________ speak Japanese when he lived in Japan, but he's forgotten most of it now.
11) I __________ understand the chapter we had to read for homework. It was so difficult.
12) I ___________ lift this box - it's too heavy! Would you help me?
13) Lucy ___________ make it to our meeting after all. She's stuck in traffic.
14) John ___________ play tennis really well. He's the champion of his club.
15) Unfortunately, I really _________ sing at all. No-one in my family is musical either..
16) When the car broke down I was really pleased because I _______ solved the problem.
17) Julian ________ played excellent golf when he was only ten.
18) My grandmother __________ used a computer until last month. Since then she's been taking lessons at the library.
19) I _______ open this window! I think it's stuck.
20) Gill
play the piano. She has never studied it.
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