1. Can, Could or Be Able To?

Example Tense
I can do it nowadays. Present
I could do it before, but not anymore. Past
I was able to do it before, but not anymore. Past
I have been able to do it for years now. Present Perfect
I had been able to do it long before you learned it. Past Perfect
I will be able to do it in a year. Future



Exercise 1Choose the correct modal verb to express ability.

1. This is easy: I ___ do it with my eyes closed!





2. When I was 5, I ___ imagine what it would be like to be 15.





3. So far, the police ___ identify four suspects.




4. Wow! How long ____ draw like that?




Exercise 2Put in can / can't / could / couldn't.
If none is possible, use "be able to" in the correct tense.

1. you ride a bike when you were three years old?
2. We get to school on time yesterday because of the hilarious incident involving my left shoe and a crocodile.
3. He is amazing: he speak five languages, including three languages he invented himself.
4. I've looked everywhere for my glasses, but so far I find them anywhere. (HINT: Use the Present Perfect!)
5. Julian read since the age of three, and now, at the age of seven, he has read all the books in our bookshelf.
6. In the future, I'm quite sure I drive a flying car.
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