Задание

Study the rules. Сomplete the sentences with can, can't, could or couldn't
Study the rules

Usage of can

  • We use can say that something is possible or permitted, or that somebody has the ability to do something. We use can + infinitive (can do / can see etc.):

    You can see the river from our windows.

    "I forgot my ruler." "You can take mine."

    Can you speak English?

    I can visit you tomorrow.

  • The negative form of "сan" is can't / cannot:

    I'm can't swim.

Usage of could in the past

  • Could is the past form of can. We use could especially with these words:

    see, hear, smell, taste, feel, remember, understand

    We could see the river.

    I could smell cologne.

    I couldn't hear your words.

  • We also use could say that somebody had the ability or permission to do something:

    My grandmother could speak foreign languages.

    We finished our work. We could do something interesting.

  1. When Daisy was 3, she [ ] read.
  2. She doesn't know any notes. She [ ] play the piano.
  3. When my grandmother was younger, she [ ] run so fast.
  4. I [ ] drive a car when I was 10.
  5. Every ballerina [ ] jump very high.
  6. Cats [ ] fly, but they [ ] swim.