Can, Could, Able to Exercise 15 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 Will you ________ (able) come to my wedding? are able to be able be able to 2 / 36 When I go to Malta next month, I _______ (able) practise my English. will able to will be able to was able to 3 / 36 I've always wanted __________ (able) speak another language. to be able to am able to were able to 4 / 36 He ________ (could / was able to) speak before learned how to walk. could / was able to could 5 / 36 I _________ (not / able) make dinner yet. The baby hasn't stopped crying. wasn't able to haven't been able haven't been able to 6 / 36 Have you spoken to Jane yet? No, her mobile must be switched off. I _______ to able to talk to her yet. wasn't able to isn't able to haven't been able to 7 / 36 Now that she has lived in her own apartment for the last 3 months, she _________ (is able to / can) cook really well. is able to / can can 8 / 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 9 / 36 I _________ (not / able) accept the job because it was too far away. wasn't able to am not able to weren't able to 10 / 36 The experts say that everyone _________ learn another language. is able to are able to was able to 11 / 36 Although the boat caught fire, everyone _______ (was able to/could) escape. was able to could 12 / 36 I'm much better now. I should ________ (be able to / can) walk in a couple of days. be able to can 13 / 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 14 / 36 I'm sorry that I _________ (not / able) to come to the theatre with you last night. weren't able to didn't able to wasn't able to 15 / 36 _________ (I can't / I'm not able to) call him because my telephone is out of battery. I need to charge it. I'm not able to I can't / I'm not able to 16 / 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 17 / 36 She ________ (not / able) to walk since she was 10 months old. has been able to is able to was able to 18 / 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. to be able to can 19 / 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 20 / 36 She __________ (not / able) do any shopping because she forgot her money. wasn't able wasn't able to weren't able to 21 / 36 We need someone who _________ (can / is able to) speak English very well. can / is able to can 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 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 24 / 36 Fortunately, the police _________ (able) rescue the family that was trapped in the car. is able to were able to was able to 25 / 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 26 / 36 You need _______ (able) swim if you want to go diving. to be able to to are able to to be able 27 / 36 Is this sentence true or false? The structure to be able to is more formal or polite than can. False True 28 / 36 We ___________ (haven't been able to / could) go on holiday this year. We don't have enough money. haven't been able to could 29 / 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 30 / 36 He's very happy now that he ________ (has been able to / could) find a new job. He starts tomorrow. has been able to could 31 / 36 We __________ (weren't able to / couldn't) do the English exercises. They were too difficult. couldn't weren't able to / couldn't 32 / 36 The doctor _________ (able) see you right now. He has another appointment. isn't able aren't able to isn't able to 33 / 36 __________ (able) reserve a table at the restaurant? Have you been able to You have been able to Did you able to 34 / 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 35 / 36 I looked in every shop for some new shoes. Finally, I ________ (was able to / could) find some in the very last shop.! was able to could 36 / 36 I'm very tired. I _________ (haven't been able to / couldn't) sleep recently. haven't been able to couldn't Your score is Please RATE this exercise and leave a comment below! Send feedback Have To / Must / ShouldAble To Exercise Share this Post