Sort into columns

Ability: Check Can and Could Forms

Tap each tile, then tap the matching column. Place every tile.

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Question 1

These statements describe skills, not requests or permission. Sort them by whether the skill belongs to the present or the past.

Question 2

These sentences describe childhood ability. Sort them by whether their verb forms are correct.

Question 3

Check each sentence about what someone can do or notice now. Sort it by whether its verb forms are correct.

Question 4

These questions ask about ability. Sort them by whether the question is formed correctly.

Question 5

Read each ability question and its short answer. Sort them by whether the short answer is correct.

Practice Ability: Check Can and Could Forms with this interactive word-sorting exercise of 5 questions. Tap each word into the column it belongs in, then submit to check your answers and get detailed feedback on every set.

Practicing 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 Ability: Check Can and Could Forms in everyday English.

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