CAN / COULD present and past abilities - exercises

Can / could present and past abilities

Can: is used in the present for abilities. Could is used for abilities in the past. Sometimes, could is used with the past of to be (was/were) to show abilities in the past. The negative formsof can is can't or cannot. The negative form of could is couldn't or could not.

1. Can: present abilities in the affirmative forms.

2. Can't / cannot: present abilities in the negative forms.

3. Can: present abilities in the interrogative froms.

4. Could : past abilities in the affirmative with to be ( was, were).

5. Can : present abilities with short answers.

1. Can / could: present abilities with full answers.

2. Could/was / were: present abilities in the short answers and comment.

3. Could / can /: present abilities with full answers and comment.

4. Can / could: Past abilities.

CAN / COULD present and past abilities - exercises