Could -Couldn't

Could is the past form of

• do

• can

• can't

• did

The negative form of could is

• can't

• don't

• couldn't

Could and couldn't are used to express:

• likes and dislikes in the past

• abilities and disabilities in the past

• use and misuse in the past

I____________ speak when I was a baby

• could

• couldn't

• not can

Grandparents ______________ move better when they were younger.

• couldn't

• can't

• could

We ____________ go to school before the Covid.

• could

• can

• couldn't

Could Sara speak English 2 years ago?

• No, they couldn't

• Yes, she

• Yes, she could

Could you read well when you were 7 years old?

• No, I could

• Yes, I could

• No, she couldn't

I could spell the alphabet, but I ________________ write my name.

• can't

• could

• couldn't

Grandma says she _______________ read the letters because she wasn't wearing her glasses.

• couldn't

• could

• not could