Question

2. If a word or phrase in bold is correct, put a tick ( ). If it is incorrect, rewrite it correctly on the line.
1)Can you to speak French?
2)I can give you a hand tomorrow morning, if you like.
3)I‟ll can take my driving test after a few more lessons.
4)Jack can play the guitar before he learnt to talk!
5)If only I can afford to buy that top!
6)We can have gone up the Eiffel Tower while we were in Paris, but we decided to go to the Louvre instead.
7)I could get a more expensive computer, but it didn‟t seem worth it.
8)I wish I could get out of the maths test tomorrow!
9)I bet you‟d love to be can to get satellite TV.
10)You‟d better tell the coach if you can‟t playing on Saturday.
3. Circle the correct word or phrase. If both options are correct, circle both.
1)Hello. Could / Can I speak to Mrs Johnson, please?
2)We could / were allowed to go home early yesterday because our teacher was ill.
3)The head teacher said we could / were allowed to go home.
4)Do you think I should / could be worried about these spots on my
forehead?
5)You ought to / should enter that talent contest!
6)You couldn’t / shouldn’t talk to people like that! It‟s rude!
7)Alan should write / have written two essays in the exam yesterday,
not one!
8)No, you may / should not go out tonight. You know you‟re grounded!
9)Diana should have waited / been waiting for me at the corner. I wonder where she went.
10)What were you doing in the park? You ought to have done / have been doing your homework then!

Answer 1

1) Can you speak French?
2) I can give you a hand tomorrow morning, if you like.
3) I'll be able to take my driving test after a few more lessons.
4) Jack could play the guitar before he learnt to talk!
5) If only I could afford to buy that top!
6) We could have gone up the Eiffel Tower while we were in Paris, but we decided to go to the Louvre instead.
7) I could have got a more expensive computer, but it didn't seem worth it.
8) I wish I could get out of the maths test tomorrow!
9) I bet you'd love to be able to get satellite TV.
10) You'd better tell the coach if you can't play on Saturday.
3.
1) Hello. Could / Can I speak to Mrs Johnson, please?
2) We could / were allowed to go home early yesterday because our teacher was ill.
3) The head teacher said we could / were allowed to/ go home.
4) Do you think I should / could be worried about these spots on my
forehead?
5) You ought to / should enter that talent contest!
6) You couldn’t / shouldn’t talk to people like that! It's rude!
7) Alan should write / have written two essays in the exam yesterday,
not one!
8) No, you may / should not go out tonight. You know you're grounded!
9) Diana should have waited / been waiting for me at the corner. I wonder where she went.
10) What were you doing in the park? You ought to have done / have been doing your homework then!