Can and could worksheet

Complete the following sentences using can or could.

1. He said I …………………. come whenever I wanted to.

2. You ……………….. have asked my permission before borrowing my car.

3. That was a bad place to go trekking. I ……………….. have broken my spine.

4. ‘Where ……………….. she have gone?’ ‘She can’t have gone to school. It is Sunday.

5. Wars …………………… break out at any time.

6. Rahul ………………. not go to office yesterday because he had broken his leg.

7. You ………………….. win the first prize if you tried hard.

8. When we were children we …………………. watch TV whenever we wanted to.

9. It was a place where anything …………………. happen.

10. ‘Where is Maya?’ ‘She ………………. be at home.’

Answers

1. He said I could come whenever I wanted to.

2. You could have asked my permission before borrowing my car.

3. That was a bad place to go trekking. I could have broken my spine.

4. ‘Where could she have gone?’ ‘She can’t have gone to school. It is Sunday.

5. Wars can break out at any time.

6. Rahul could not go to office yesterday because he had broken his leg.

7. You could win the first prize if you tried hard.

8. When we were children we could watch TV whenever we wanted to.

9. It was a place where anything could happen.

10. ‘Where is Maya?’ ‘She could be at home.’