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. can use her karate chop . can score a basket
. can score a qoal . can handle the pins

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. Use can to talk about an ability in the present.

Roy play the trumpet. run long distances.

. Use could to talk about a past ability.

She speak Japanese. My brother swim.

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I ride a bicycle when I was a child.
you swim when you were young?
Marcelo drive a car.
My sister dance tango a long time aqo
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a) Can she play the piano? flute No, she can't.?he can ?lav lhe flule.
b) Could you dance salsa at the party? hip hop
c) Can Rita bake a cake? cookies
d) Could Michael speak Portuguese? ltalian
e) Can lris sing ? compose

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' Can - Could

. Use can to talk about possibilities. lt can also be used to express present decisions about
future events and to make requests.
l'm very busy today, but we go tomorrow. you turn on the lights?
. Use could to talk about past possibilities and to make requests.

Mónica have arrived on time. you hear what he was saying?

9. Unscramble the sentences.

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a) goltoday / Mary /to/ca n'tlschool.

b) g iveAh e/po celth e/a d d res s/u s/ can/ officer

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c) open/si ster/Yo u r/th e/co u Id n'tlbottle

d ) cou ldlso me/They/tickets/buy

e) th e/beca u seAVe/ra i n ing / p arl</ it'sho / go / can' t

10. Comptete the sentences with can o¡ can't. @

A hen eat bones. A parrot Do you know what sea

animals can do? Dolph,-.
can communicate with
each other by clicking.
whistling and other
sounds.

A horse eat oats. A rabbit eat ca rrots.

11. Use the wh- words to write interrogative sentences.
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Kate can wash the clothes later.
who } Who canwaehthe clolheelater?
what \ What canY'.ate waehlaler?
when \ When canKatewashthe clolhee?

George and I couldn't write the letter last night.

what
who
when

She couldn't go to the beach yesterday because the road was closed.
when
who
why

I can't smoke here.

what
who
where

12. Complete the story with can, con't, could or couldn'f. @

Last night, I went to the movies alone because my brother go with me. The film
was scary and it was very late when I came back home. I was really scared. When I was crossing
the street, I see a cat that jumped from a house roof to the trash container. There
was a strange figure at the end of the street. I stopped because I see who was
there. I thought, "What ldo?l waste more time. lt's latel" I took a
breath and walked straight ahead and after a while, I see that the strange figure
was a tree illuminated by the moon light. I believe it!

13. Answer the questions.

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a) Can you play the drums? (x)
b) Can your mother sing opera? ({)
c) Could you lend me some money? (x)
d) Can your dog wag its tal? {/)
e) Could your friends help you with your work? ¡x1
f) Could you leave me alone, please? (l)

Could you call us a taxi?

Can I give you a ride?