Can, Could, Able to Exercise Created on July 06, 2020Can, Could, Able to Exercise Complete the gaps in the sentences with the following: can, could or be able to.Careful! More than one answer can be correct! 1 / 36 _________ (I can't / I'm not able to) call him because my telephone is out of battery. I need to charge it. I can't / I'm not able to I'm not able to 2 / 36 Will you ________ (able) come to my wedding? be able are able to be able to 3 / 36 Now that she has lived in her own apartment for the last 3 months, she _________ (is able to / can) cook really well. can is able to / can 4 / 36 I've always wanted __________ (able) speak another language. am able to to be able to were able to 5 / 36 He ________ (could / was able to) speak before learned how to walk. could / was able to could 6 / 36 I _________ (not / able) make dinner yet. The baby hasn't stopped crying. wasn't able to haven't been able to haven't been able 7 / 36 We need someone who _________ (can / is able to) speak English very well. can can / is able to 8 / 36 I'm sorry that I _________ (not / able) to come to the theatre with you last night. didn't able to wasn't able to weren't able to 9 / 36 The doctor _________ (able) see you right now. He has another appointment. isn't able to aren't able to isn't able 10 / 36 Is this sentence true or false? Although we use can for ability, we use the form to be able to for particular situations (i.e. to manage or finally succeed). False True 11 / 36 We __________ (weren't able to / couldn't) do the English exercises. They were too difficult. couldn't weren't able to / couldn't 12 / 36 Is this sentence true or false? The structure to be able to is more formal or polite than can. True False 13 / 36 She __________ (not / able) do any shopping because she forgot her money. wasn't able to weren't able to wasn't able 14 / 36 He's very happy now that he ________ (has been able to / could) find a new job. He starts tomorrow. could has been able to 15 / 36 The experts say that everyone _________ learn another language. was able to are able to is able to 16 / 36 Have you spoken to Jane yet? No, her mobile must be switched off. I _______ to able to talk to her yet. haven't been able to wasn't able to isn't able to 17 / 36 It was a very difficult football match. But, in the end, we ________ (were able to/could) beat the other team. were able to could 18 / 36 Although the boat caught fire, everyone _______ (was able to/could) escape. was able to could 19 / 36 Is this sentence true or false? We use can or could for ability (i.e. knowledge to do something) more often than we use to be able to. True False 20 / 36 You need _______ (able) swim if you want to go diving. to are able to to be able to be able to 21 / 36 I'm much better now. I should ________ (be able to / can) walk in a couple of days. can be able to 22 / 36 Is this sentence true or false? You can use couldn't for all the same situations as wasn't able to. False True 23 / 36 Fortunately, the police _________ (able) rescue the family that was trapped in the car. was able to is able to were able to 24 / 36 I looked in every shop for some new shoes. Finally, I ________ (was able to / could) find some in the very last shop.! could was able to 25 / 36 What famous man __________ (wasn't able to / couldn't) speak until he was 3 years old? Winston Churchill! couldn't wasn't able to / couldn't 26 / 36 I'm very tired. I _________ (haven't been able to / couldn't) sleep recently. haven't been able to couldn't 27 / 36 I forgot to bring my phone so, I ________ (wasn't able to / couldn't) phone you. couldn't wasn't able to / couldn't 28 / 36 __________ (able) reserve a table at the restaurant? You have been able to Did you able to Have you been able to 29 / 36 She ________ (not / able) to walk since she was 10 months old. was able to has been able to is able to 30 / 36 It was very hard for her to remember the past and she _________ (wasn't able to / couldn't) tell us what happened. couldn't wasn't able to / couldn't 31 / 36 We will be on holiday next month so we ________ (not / able) go to your party. isn't able to won't be able to haven't been able to 32 / 36 We ___________ (haven't been able to / could) go on holiday this year. We don't have enough money. could haven't been able to 33 / 36 When we were young, we used ________ (to be able to / can) play football on the street. There are too many cars to do that now. can to be able to 34 / 36 He ________ (wasn't able to / couldn't) speak to her because she wasn't there. wasn't able to wasn't able to / couldn't 35 / 36 I _________ (not / able) accept the job because it was too far away. am not able to wasn't able to weren't able to 36 / 36 When I go to Malta next month, I _______ (able) practise my English. will be able to will able to was able to Your score is Please RATE this exercise and leave a comment below! Send feedback Have To / Must / ShouldAble To Exercise Share this Post