Exercise 4: Complete the sentence with forms of can/ could/ be able to. 1. She was very strong. She _____________ swim all day and dance all night 2. When I was younger, I _____________ stay up all night and not get tired. 3. I am sorry I _____________ come to the meeting next week. 4. Before he had the car accident, he _____________ run very fast. 5. I _____________ remember his name. I’m sorry. 6. Diana _____________ play the piano very well. Her mother is proud of her. 7. She _____________ come on holiday next month if her parents give her permission. 8. At four years old he _____________ read quite well. 9. They _____________ go. The weather was too bad. 10. A: Can you lend me some money? B: Sorry. I _____________. I haven’t got any either. 11. I told my son that it was too late and he _____________ go to the party. 12. If you continue drinking, you _____________ drive home. 13. He _____________ go to France because he had lost his passport. 14. Fred _____________ speak Russian when he was six years old. 15. When _____________ (you) come tomorrow? Exercise 5: Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to finish the sentences. 1. Listen! We ............. hear a train in the distance. A. can B. could C. will be able D. were able to 2. I don’t think he ............. win the next competition. A. could B. can’t C. won’t be able to D. will be able to 3. Michael is very proud to ............. play in a jazz-band. A. be able to B. can be able C. will be able to D. could be able 4. When I was five, I ............. swim. A. can not B. could not C. am not able to D. will not be able to 5. I have to go to a meeting tomorrow night so I ......... come to the party. I’m very sorry. A. can’t B. wasn’t able to C. couldn’t D. can’t be able to 6. We ............. go to the party. We’re going to a wedding. A. couldn’t B. won’t be able to C. will can’t D. want be able to 7. A: Can you lend me some money? B: Sorry. I ............. . I haven’t got any either. A. couldn’t B. am not able to C. can’t D. won’t be able to 8. They ............. go. The weather was too bad. A. weren’t able to B. can’t C. won’t be able to D. couldn’t 9. She ............. go on holiday next month if her parents give her permission. A. can’t B. will be able to C. could D. couldn’t 10. The fishing boat sank but luckily all the crew ............. save themselves. A. couldn’t B. will be able to C. were able to D. could 11. Lola ............. run better last year. A. can B. could C. will be able to 12. They ............. train in the gym in two days. A. can B. could C. will be able to 13. We ............. talk about it for a long time. A. can B. could C. will be able to 14. Do you think we ............. park over here? A. can B. could C. will be able to 15. ............. you taste the garlic in this stew? A. can B. could C. will be able to 16. ............. you understand what he said? A. can B. could C. will be able to