Could / couldn't

​COULD / COULDN'T

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Annie ____ paint beautifully.

• cant

• can't

• cannot

• can

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Can the dog drive the car?

• No, we can't

• Yes, it can

• No, it can't

• Yes, I can

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Can I have a cookie?

• Yes, she can

• Yes, they can

• No, you can

• Yes, she can't

• Yes, you can

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They ____ dance well.

• can

• can't

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Multiple Choice

Seaturtles ___ swim, but they ___fly.

• can't, can

• can, cannot

• can, could

• could, can't

Multiple Choice

Can he stand on his head?

• Yes, I can.

• No, he can't.

• Yes, he can.

• Yes? she can.

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Can you use your cell phone here?

• No, he can

• Yes, I can

• Yes, we can

• No, I can

• No, you can't

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Can Emma draw?

• no, she can't

• yes, he can

• no, he can't

• yes, she can

• no, he cannot

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Can you drink water near the computers?

• Yes, you can't

• Yes, you can

• No, you can't

• No, they can

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I know how to speak English and German. I ____ speak two languages.

• can’t

• can

• could

​'COULD' is the past form of 'CAN'

I could play the drums when I was a child.

Trish could jump high in high school.

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​COULDN'T is the past negative form of 'CAN'

I couldn't watch TV when I got bad grades.

We couldn't talk or move, the teacher was very strict.​​​

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We use ‘could’ and ‘couldn’t’ to talk about our abilities in the past.

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She could play chess when she was seven.

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He could read when he was five.

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I couldn’t run when I was a baby.

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Could your mom send messages when she was five?

• I don't knew.

• Yes, she could.

• Yes, I could.

• No, she couldn't.

• No, she cannot.

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Can you text while driving?

• Yes, I can

• No, you can

• Yes, we can

• No, you cannot

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Multiple Choice

He could sing when ___ six.

• he were

• he could

• he was

• he can't

• he could

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