Complete with the correct option: can/can’t or could/couldn’t.
a) Penguins ____________ swim very well.
b) I ____________ run very fast when I was younger.
c) It's snowing, so we ____________ go out now.
d) Yesterday we ____________ play.
e) ____________ you play the piano when you were seven?
f) You have a nice tricycle. ____________ you ride it?
g) He has a broken leg, so he ____________ walk for a few days.
h) I ____________ sleep last night.
i) When I was young, I ____________ play the guitar.
j) Her grandmother was bilingual. She ____________ speak both English and Spanish.
k) Yesterday, Peter ____________ do that exercise alone. So, he called me for help.
l) In 1950, people ____________ use mobile phones.
m) When his mother was young, she ____________ skate but she can't do it any longer.
n) We ____________ open the door. It was locked from the inside!
o) In 1900, people ____________ watch TV.
p) Mary's grandfather ____________ play chess and he was the best!
q) In 1945, people ____________ play video games.
r) My grandmother ____________ cook a delicious dinner really fast!
s) You ____________ park here. It's forbidden.
t) He hasn't got a racket, so he ____________ play tennis.
u) Pamela is a ballerina, so she ____________ dance very well.
v) ____________ dinosaurs fly?
w) If you are hungry, you ____________ eat a banana.
x) ____________ you ride a bike when you were seven?
y) They ____________ see the lunar eclipse yesterday.
z) If my sister were younger, she ____________ learn English.
Soluções para a tarefa
Resposta:
a) Penguins can swim very well.
b) I could run very fast when I was younger.
c) It's snowing, so we can't go out now.
d) Yesterday we couldn't play.
e) Could you play the piano when you were seven?
f) You have a nice tricycle. Can you ride it?
g) He has a broken leg, so he couldn't walk for a few days.
h) I couldn't sleep last night.
i) When I was young, I could play the guitar.
j) Her grandmother was bilingual. She could speak both English and Spanish.
k) Yesterday, Peter couldn't do that exercise alone. So, he called me for help.
l) In 1950, people couldn't use mobile phones. (o celular foi criado em 1973)
m) When his mother was young, she could skate but she can't do it any longer.
n) We couldn't open the door. It was locked from the inside!
o) In 1900, people couldn't watch TV. (a tv foi enventada em 1920)
p) Mary's grandfather could play chess and he was the best!
q) In 1945, people couldn't play video games. (video game foi inventado em 1972)
r) My grandmother can cook a delicious dinner really fast!
s) You can't park here. It's forbidden.
t) He hasn't got a racket, so he can't play tennis.
u) Pamela is a ballerina, so she can dance very well.
v) Can dinosaurs fly?
w) If you are hungry, you can eat a banana.
x) Could you ride a bike when you were seven?
y) They could see the lunar eclipse yesterday.
z) If my sister were younger, she could learn English.
Explicação:
Can = pode (presente)
Could = poderia (passado)
Can't = não pode (presente)
Couldn't = não poderia (passado)