Grammar test – Modals – could and couldn’t
Do the test then write down your score.
1. Choose the correct sentence!
Read the sentences and underline the correct one.
I could to walk when I was two.
a. I could walk when I was two. _______
I could walking when I was two.
My dad could is make a cake when he was nine.
b. My dad could make a cake when he was nine. _______
My dad could making a cake when he was nine.
My mum couldn’t to swim when she was ten.
c. My mum couldn’t swimming when she was ten. _______
My mum couldn’t swim when she was ten.
My friends could speak a little bit of English when they were five.
d. My friends could of speak a little bit of English when they were five. _______
My friends could to speak a little bit of English when they were five.
My brother couldn’t riding a bike when he was four.
e. My brother no could ride a bike when he was four. _______
My brother couldn’t ride a bike when he was four.
2. Find the mistake!
Find the mistake, underline it and write the correct sentence.
a. I could using a tablet when I was three. _________________________________ _______
b. She couldn’t to play the piano when she was five. ________________________ _______
c. My grandmother was could speak four languages. ________________________ _______
d. When could you saying ‘hello’ in English? _______________________________ _______
e. Could you to swim when you were six? _________________________________ _______
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