MODAL VERBS *    ’

CAN

Exercise 165. Make np five sentences from each table.

Can

I

speak French?

Can’t

he

play tennis? ■ -■ . - - *

Could

she

solve this problem?

Couldn’t

we

lift the box?

you

run 100 metres in 12 seconds?

they

go there by trolley-bus?

I

will

(not)

be able

to break the record.

He

shall

to carry the child.

She

’11

to do this sum.

We

•

to get there in time.

You

to pay such a sun.

They

to ring you up.

I

He

She

We

You

They

could have

prepared the report. . gone there. ' done it yesterday. _: .. .' bought a motor cycle. ^: brokea the record. • . come in time. *

I

He

She

We

You

They

can’t

couldn’t

be at school now.

know this man. -

have said it.

be waiting for you now*

have been teaching for ten years.

have insulted her.

Can

I

be preparing for an examination now?

Could

he

be at home at such an hour?

she

know Japanese? ._

we

be still waiting for us? *. i

you

have lost it? . . v j ■ *. have fallen ill? ’ ’ ' " ' * ’ '

they