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Could and Couldn't - A1 Grammar
Exercises:
Choose could or could not to complete each sentence. (e.g., She ___ read when she was four. She was very clever. → could)
Example
EXAMPLE: Mozart could play the piano when he was only three years old. He was a child prodigy.
1.
I sleep last night because it was too hot. I was tired all day.
2.
When I was a child, I climb trees very fast. I spent hours outside.
3.
She understand the film because it was in Japanese and there were no subtitles.
4.
you pass me the salt, please? It is right next to you.
5.
We find a taxi after the concert, so we walked home.
6.
My grandmother make incredible pasta from scratch. Everyone loved her cooking.
7.
I use the bathroom, please?
8.
He speak a word of English when he first arrived. Now he is fluent.
9.
you speak a little more slowly, please? I don't understand everything.
10.
The children hear the music from the street. It was very loud.
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Practice Questions & Answers
All A1 questions for “Could and Couldn't - A1 Grammar”, each with the correct answer and a short explanation. Try the interactive exercises above, then check your answers here.
Exercise 1: Could or Couldn't?
1. Mozart _____ play the piano when he was only three years old. He was a child prodigy.
- A. could ✓
- B. couldn't
- C. could to
Answer: could
Positive past ability: Mozart had the ability to play piano at age three.
2. I _____ sleep last night because it was too hot. I was tired all day.
- A. couldn't ✓
- B. could
- C. could not to
Answer: couldn't
Negative past ability: the heat prevented sleep. Couldn't = was not able to.
When I was a child, I _____ climb trees very fast. I spent hours outside.
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