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The sentence describes what he is able to do now.","My sister can play the piano very well.",[57],{"id":58,"blankNumber":9,"options":59},"019d2fbf-aaad-79ca-90b2-f4cdc4b1dd9e",[60,62,64],{"id":61,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d2fbf-aaad-7966-90b2-f4cdc26758ed",{"id":63,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d2fbf-aaad-798a-90b2-f4cdc36288d5",{"id":65,"optionText":31,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d2fbf-aaad-79aa-90b2-f4cdc40725e2",{"id":67,"sentenceTemplate":68,"displayOrder":69,"explanation":70,"exampleSentence":71,"blanks":72},"019d2fbf-aaad-7ae6-90b2-f4cdc91de53d","I'm sorry, but I __1__ come to your party tomorrow.",3,"Use 'can't' to talk about present or future inability. The word 'tomorrow' shows this is about the future.","I can't go to the cinema tonight because I have homework.",[73],{"id":74,"blankNumber":9,"options":75},"019d2fbf-aaad-7aae-90b2-f4cdc822706b",[76,78,80],{"id":77,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d2fbf-aaad-7a4a-90b2-f4cdc65074c8",{"id":79,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d2fbf-aaad-7a6e-90b2-f4cdc6d8495f",{"id":81,"optionText":31,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d2fbf-aaad-7a8e-90b2-f4cdc7cd6bdd",{"id":83,"sentenceTemplate":84,"displayOrder":85,"explanation":86,"exampleSentence":87,"blanks":88},"019d2fbf-aaad-7bc2-90b2-f4cdca84dcca","When I was younger, I __1__ run very fast.",4,"Use 'could' to talk about general ability in the past. The phrase 'when I was younger' shows this is about the past.","When I was a child, I could climb trees easily.",[89],{"id":90,"blankNumber":9,"options":91},"019d2fbf-aaad-7b8a-90b2-f4cdca0b3d0b",[92,94,96],{"id":93,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d2fbf-aaad-7b2e-90b2-f4cdc94b8300",{"id":95,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d2fbf-aaad-7b4e-90b2-f4cdc960ce7e",{"id":97,"optionText":31,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d2fbf-aaad-7b6e-90b2-f4cdc9e52053",{"id":99,"sentenceTemplate":100,"displayOrder":101,"explanation":102,"exampleSentence":103,"blanks":104},"019d2fbf-aaad-7e66-90b2-f4cdd2594819","When I was at school, I __1__ solve difficult math problems very quickly.",7,"Use 'could' to talk about general ability in the past. The phrase 'when I was at school' shows this is about the past.","When he was younger, he could remember everything easily.",[105],{"id":106,"blankNumber":9,"options":107},"019d2fbf-aaad-7e2e-90b2-f4cdd1e8ecff",[108,110,113],{"id":109,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d2fbf-aaad-7dce-90b2-f4cdd004ed14",{"id":111,"optionText":112,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d2fbf-aaad-7dee-90b2-f4cdd0c82324","couldn't",{"id":114,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d2fbf-aaad-7e12-90b2-f4cdd108d9d7",{"id":116,"sentenceTemplate":117,"displayOrder":118,"explanation":119,"exampleSentence":120,"blanks":121},"019d2fbf-aaad-7f3e-90b2-f4cdd56526fd","I __1__ find my keys anywhere this morning. I looked everywhere!",8,"Use 'couldn't' to talk about inability in the past. The phrase 'this morning' shows this is about the past.","I couldn't sleep last night because of the noise.",[122],{"id":123,"blankNumber":9,"options":124},"019d2fbf-aaad-7f06-90b2-f4cdd4670a42",[125,127,129],{"id":126,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d2fbf-aaad-7eaa-90b2-f4cdd306b89d",{"id":128,"optionText":112,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d2fbf-aaad-7eca-90b2-f4cdd329e4b7",{"id":130,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d2fbf-aaad-7eea-90b2-f4cdd3ccda0a",{"id":132,"sentenceTemplate":133,"displayOrder":134,"explanation":135,"exampleSentence":136,"blanks":137},"019d2fbf-aaae-7087-b83d-d8c229af520f","__1__ you speak English when you first moved here?",9,"Use 'could' to ask about ability in the past. 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The word 'yesterday' shows this is about the past.","We couldn't finish the test because we ran out of time.",[171],{"id":172,"blankNumber":9,"options":173},"019d2fbf-aaae-720b-b83d-d8c22fc59b82",[174,176,178],{"id":175,"optionText":31,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d2fbf-aaae-71af-b83d-d8c22dc60c58",{"id":177,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d2fbf-aaae-71cf-b83d-d8c22e38a642",{"id":179,"optionText":112,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d2fbf-aaae-71ef-b83d-d8c22f214672",{"title":181,"slug":182,"language":183},"Modals - can\u002Fcould","modals-cancould","en"]