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Modals - can/could — practice exercises

Interactive fill-in-the-blank, sentence-building, word-sorting, and error-correction exercises with instant feedback.

6 exercises

  1. Travel Plans - Ability with Can/Could

    Travel Plans - Ability with Can/Could

    Fill in the blank

    Choose can, can't, could, or couldn't to complete each sentence or question about present and past ability.

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  2. Rules and Permission – Using Can/Could

    Rules and Permission – Using Can/Could

    Fill in the blank

    Choose the correct word to complete each exchange about rules, permission, and requests.

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  3. Build Present and Past Ability

    Build Present and Past Ability

    Build the sentence

    Tap the words in the correct order to build sentences about present ability, past general ability, and single successful past actions. One word does not belong.

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  4. Build Permission and Requests

    Build Permission and Requests

    Build the sentence

    Tap the words in the correct order to build informal and polite permission questions, requests, and short answers. One word does not belong.

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  5. Can and Could - Sort the Meanings

    Can and Could - Sort the Meanings

    Sort into columns

    Tap a tile, then tap the column it belongs in.

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  6. Can and Could - Find and Fix

    Can and Could - Find and Fix

    Find the mistake

    One word in each sentence is wrong. Tap it, then choose the correction.

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Put Modals - can/could into practice with 6 interactive fill-in-the-blank, sentence-building, word-sorting, and error-correction exercises at A2 (Elementary) level. Every question is checked instantly, so you can catch mistakes, see the correct answer in context, and build confidence using Modals - can/could in real English sentences.

Work through the exercises above in order or jump straight to the one you want. You can retry any exercise as many times as you like, and your score updates as you go. When you want to review the rules first, head back to the Modals - can/could lesson.

  • Fill-in-the-blank questions with multiple-choice answers
  • Sentence-building questions: tap the words into the correct order
  • Word-sorting questions: tap each word into the column it belongs in
  • Error-correction questions: spot the wrong word, then choose the fix
  • Instant feedback and scoring on every attempt
  • Unlimited retries to reinforce Modals - can/could
  • Suitable for A2-level English learners