Fill in the blanks with can, will, could or would. This grammar worksheet is for students of classes 4 and 5. You can learn about modal auxiliary verbs here. To learn about can, could, will and would go to their respective study pages. Will, Can, Would, Could Worksheet 1. I …………………….. swim. 2. She ………………………. …
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Both can and may can be used to talk about possibility. But there is some difference between them. Can is used to talk about theoretical possibility; may is used to talk about factual possibility. Compare: The road may be blocked due to the procession. (Factual possibility.) Any road can be blocked. (Theoretical possibility – It is possible to block any road.) There may be a strike next week. (It …
Can is a modal auxiliary verb. It is followed by an infinitive without to. There is no –s in the third person singular. I can swim. She can sing. (NOT She cans …) He can run a mile in four minutes. (NOT He can to run…) She can play tennis very well. (NOT She can to play tennis…) Questions and negatives are made without do. Can you speak French? …
Present ability We use can to talk about present or general ability. I can swim. She can read Italian, but she can’t speak it. Past ability We use could to talk about general ability in the past. She could read when she was four. Note that was/were able is also possible with this meaning. She was able to read when she was four. Future ability We normally use will be able to talk …
We use can to say whether situations and events are possible theoretically. Glass can be blown. Can gases freeze? We use could to talk about past possibility. It was a place where anything could happen. Cases where can is not used We do not use can to talk about the chances that something will happen …
Be able to often has the same meaning as can. I am unable to/can’t understand his motive. He is able to/can support her. Can is preferred in expression like can see, can hear etc. It is also used in the sense of know how to? I can knit. (More natural than I am able to …
