ABILITY IN THE PAST :

Could / Couldn’t

Can, can’t bulunduğumuz zaman içerisindeki yeteneklerimizden ya da olasılıklardan bahsetmek için kullanıdığımız yapılardır.
Could / Couldn’t ise bunların geçmiş zamanda kullanılan halleridir.
1. It was very late but we could get home on time last night.
2. I couldn’t talk when I was 5 years old.
3. She was very good at the beginning but she couldn’t finish the race.
4. I couldn’t learn ‘The Simple Past Tense’ last week.
5. I studied hard and I could get a high mark in the last exam.
Complete with can / can’t or could /couldn’t
1.

I ………………. swim very well now but I couldn’t swim when I was seven years old.
2. The teachers ………….. smoke in the schools five months ago.

3.

The teachers ……………….. smoke in the schools now.
4. The children …………… walk when they were a year old.
5. I’m afraid we ……………… come to your party next week.
6.

My brother ………….. stand on her head when he was a small child but he can’t do it now.
7.

A: Are you in a hurry?
B: No, I …………….. wait for you.
8. Diana and Jenny were very sick yesterday. They …………. eat anything.
9. The address was wrong. I ……………. find Ann’s house.

Answers:

1. can 2. couldn’t 3. can’t 4. could 5. can’t
6. could 7. can 8. couldn’t 9. couldn’t