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‘Can / Could / Will be able to’ For Ability ..............................................................................................3
‘Can’ and ‘Could’ For Requests ..............................................................................................................4
Requests With ‘Can’ and ‘Could’ With Short Answers ..........................................................................6
‘Can’ For Permission in General. ............................................................................................................7
‘Would like’ .............................................................................................................................................9
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‘Can / Could / Will be able to’ For Ability
Choose ‘can / can’t / could / couldn’t / will be able to / won’t be able to’.
1. In a few years, you __________________________________
can (play) the violin.
2. Julia __________________________________ (play) chess when she was five.
3. He __________________________________ (speak) Japanese. (now)
4. He __________________________________ (speak) English really well. (now)
5. Before the end of the year, you __________________________________ (have) a
conversation in Spanish.
6. He __________________________________ cook really well. (now)
7. I __________________________________ (not / play) the piano. (now)
8. I __________________________________ (not / drive) a car. (now)
9. She __________________________________ (not / ski) until she was an adult.
10. They __________________________________ (not / pass) the exam next week.
11. My father __________________________________ (not / sing) when he was a child.
12. She __________________________________ (ride) a bike when she was tiny.
13. At the end of next week, I __________________________________ (write) a simple app.
14. He __________________________________ (not/ write) code. (now)
15. They __________________________________ (not / swim). (now)
16. __________________________________ (you / play) tennis when you were a child?
17. He __________________________________ (not / count) when he was a baby!
18. I __________________________________ (not / speak) German until last year.
19. She __________________________________ (read) when she was four.
20. The children __________________________________ (make) breakfast. (now)
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‘Can’ and ‘Could’ For Requests
Change the sentences so that they include ‘can’ or ‘could’.
1. Polite request: I want to have some coffee.
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2. Polite request: I want to sit here.
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3. Polite request: I want to stay with you.
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4. Informal request: I want you to pick up the children.
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5. Polite request: I want you to pick up the children.
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6. Polite request: I want you to come over later.
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7. Informal request: I want you to give me a hand.
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8. Informal request: I want you to pass me the salt.
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9. Informal request: I want you to come over later.
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10. Informal request: I want to use your pen.
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11. Informal request: I want to borrow some money.
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12. Polite request: I want you to give me a hand.
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13. Polite request: I want you to buy some milk.
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14. Informal request: I want you to buy some milk.
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15. Informal request: I want to have some coffee.
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16. Polite request: I want you to pass me the salt.
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17. Polite request: I want to use your pen.
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18. Informal request: I want to sit here.
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19. Informal request: I want to stay with you.
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20. Polite request: I want to borrow some money.
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Requests With ‘Can’ and ‘Could’ With Short Answers
Write the short answer.
1. A: Can you give me a hand? B: No, _________________________________.
2. A: Can you come over later? B: Yes, _________________________________.
3. A: Could you give me a hand? B: Yes, _________________________________.
4. A: Could you come over later? B: No, _________________________________.
5. A: Can I sit here? B: Yes, _________________________________.
6. A: Could you pick up the children? B: Yes, _________________________________.
7. A: Could I borrow some money? B: No, _________________________________.
8. A: Could I sit here? B: Yes, _________________________________.
9. A: Can I stay with you? B: No, _________________________________.
10. A: Could I have some coffee? B: Yes, _________________________________.
11. A: Can I borrow some money? B: Yes, _________________________________.
12. A: Can you pass me the salt? B: No, _________________________________.
13. A: Could you buy some milk? B: No, _________________________________.
14. A: Can you buy some milk? B: Yes, _________________________________.
15. A: Can you pick up the children? B: No, _________________________________.
16. A: Could you pass me the salt? B: Yes, _________________________________.
17. A: Can I have some coffee? B: Yes, _________________________________.
18. A: Can I use your pen? B: No, _________________________________.
19. A: Could I stay with you? B: No, _________________________________.
20. A: Could I use your pen? B: No, _________________________________.
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‘Can’ For Permission in General
Change the sentences so that they include ‘can’ and ‘you’ - this is the general use of ‘you’.
1. Is it okay to bring drinks inside?
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2. It’s not okay to use your phone in the cinema.
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3. Is it okay to have a barbecue here?
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4. Is it okay to park by the river?
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5. It’s not okay to talk during the class.
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6. It’s not okay to walk on the grass.
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7. It’s okay to have a picnic here.
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8. It’s okay to buy a ticket on the train.
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9. Is it okay to use your phone here?
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10. It’s okay to park anywhere.
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11. It’s not okay to smoke inside.
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12. It’s not okay to drink wine on the train.
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13. It’s not okay to drive without a license.
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14. It’s not okay to make a noise during the exam.
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15. It’s not okay to eat here.
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16. It’s okay to smoke in the garden.
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17. It’s not okay to park here.
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18. It’s not okay to go into the theatre without a ticket.
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19. Is it okay to drive through the town?
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20. It’s okay to take drinks into the theatre.
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‘Would like’
Make the sentences more polite by using ‘would like’.
1. I want a cup of coffee.
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2. Which one do you want?
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3. I want a chocolate brownie, please.
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4. What do you want?
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5. I want to go swimming today.
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6. He wants a sandwich.
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7. She wants some water.
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8. Do you want to go home?
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9. We want to leave early.
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10. Do you want chocolate or strawberry?
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