Quiz 1 – Ability & Permission (can, could, be able to, may)

Choose the correct option:

When I was five, I ___ swim.

Select one answer.

could can must may

Choose the correct option:

I have ___ drive since I was eighteen.

Select one answer.

been able to could can be able to

True or false?

"Could" is the best choice for a single successful achievement in the past, e.g. "After hours of trying, I could open the door."

Select one answer.

True False

Complete the sentence using be able to in the correct form:

If you practise every day, you ___ speak French fluently next year.

Type your answer.

Which of these are correct ways to ask for permission? Select all that apply.

Select all that apply.

May I leave early today? Could I borrow your pen? Can I open the window? Must I to go now? Might I to sit here?

Which is the most formal way to ask for permission?

Select one answer.

May I use your phone? Can I use your phone? I use your phone, OK? Will I use your phone?

Choose the correct option:

Students ___ use their phones during the exam. It's not allowed.

Select one answer.

can't don't have to needn't couldn't

Choose the correct modal for each gap.

1. I ___ hear you very well. Can you speak up?

Select one answer.

can't mustn't needn't
2. The car broke down yesterday, but luckily she ___ fix it herself.

Select one answer.

was able to can may
3. I'd love to ___ play the piano.

Select one answer.

be able to can could

True or false?

Modal verbs such as can add -s in the third person singular (e.g. "She cans swim.").

Select one answer.

True False

Put the sentence into the past negative:

I can find my keys. → Yesterday I ___ find my keys.

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Quiz complete