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 We will be on holiday next month so we ________ (not / able) go to your party. haven't been able to won't be able to isn't able to 3 / 36 I'm much better now. I should ________ (be able to / can) walk in a couple of days. can be able to 4 / 36 __________ (able) reserve a table at the restaurant? Have you been able to Did you able to You have been able to 5 / 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 6 / 36 He ________ (could / was able to) speak before learned how to walk. could / was able to could 7 / 36 She __________ (not / able) do any shopping because she forgot her money. wasn't able to wasn't able weren't able to 8 / 36 Will you ________ (able) come to my wedding? are able to be able to be able 9 / 36 I've always wanted __________ (able) speak another language. were able to to be able to am able to 10 / 36 We __________ (weren't able to / couldn't) do the English exercises. They were too difficult. couldn't weren't able to / couldn't 11 / 36 The experts say that everyone _________ learn another language. are able to was able to is able to 12 / 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 13 / 36 You need _______ (able) swim if you want to go diving. to be able to to are able to to be able 14 / 36 I'm very tired. I _________ (haven't been able to / couldn't) sleep recently. couldn't haven't been able to 15 / 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 16 / 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). True False 17 / 36 She ________ (not / able) to walk since she was 10 months old. is able to has been able to was able to 18 / 36 Is this sentence true or false? You can use couldn't for all the same situations as wasn't able to. True False 19 / 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 20 / 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. False True 21 / 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 22 / 36 Is this sentence true or false? The structure to be able to is more formal or polite than can. True False 23 / 36 I _________ (not / able) make dinner yet. The baby hasn't stopped crying. haven't been able to wasn't able to haven't been able 24 / 36 Fortunately, the police _________ (able) rescue the family that was trapped in the car. were able to is able to was able to 25 / 36 Although the boat caught fire, everyone _______ (was able to/could) escape. could was able to 26 / 36 When I go to Malta next month, I _______ (able) practise my English. will able to was able to will be able to 27 / 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 28 / 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 29 / 36 I forgot to bring my phone so, I ________ (wasn't able to / couldn't) phone you. wasn't able to / couldn't couldn't 30 / 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 31 / 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 32 / 36 It was a very difficult football match. But, in the end, we ________ (were able to/could) beat the other team. could were able to 33 / 36 We need someone who _________ (can / is able to) speak English very well. can / is able to can 34 / 36 The doctor _________ (able) see you right now. He has another appointment. isn't able isn't able to aren't able to 35 / 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 36 / 36 He ________ (wasn't able to / couldn't) speak to her because she wasn't there. wasn't able to / couldn't wasn't 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