Can and Could - Sort the Meanings

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Question 1

Every sentence below uses can’t, but the meaning changes each time. Sort them by what can’t means.

Question 2

Every sentence below uses could. Sort them by the job could is doing.

Question 3

Sort each past situation by whether it was something a person could always do, or one thing they succeeded in doing once.

Question 4

Each question below uses can or could. Sort them by what the speaker wants.

Practise Can and Could - Sort the Meanings with this interactive word-sorting exercise of 4 questions. Tap each word into the column it belongs in, then submit to check your answers and get instant feedback on every set.

Practising grammar in real sentences — rather than memorising rules in isolation — is one of the most effective ways to make a structure stick. You can retry as many times as you like to build accuracy and confidence using Can and Could - Sort the Meanings in everyday English.

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