Question

A. Fill in the blanks using, ' can', ' could ' or ' be able '.
1. __________ you play the piano. (ability to do something)
2. when I was young I_______
climb stairs easily. (ability in the past)
3. We __________ by the movie CD rather than stand in the queue for the movie tickets. (general ability)
4. Even though our car broke down, we _________ reached home on time. (general ability)
5. As a child she________ paints well. (ability in the past)
6. she will_______ to write with some fountain pen. (ability which is more possible then can)
7. she said that she _______ dance even when she was two years old. (ability in the past)
8. As a young man my grandfather _______ swim really fast. (ability in the past)
9. His right leg is fractured and he will ________ to walk without support only after three months. (ability which is more possible than can)
10. Rather than waiting from him here, we _______ walked to his house. (general ability)​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Can
2. Could
3. Can
4. Can
5. could
6. be able
7. could
8. could
9. be able
10. can

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answers will be-

1. Can you play the piano?

2. When I was young I could climb stairs easily.

3. We can buy the movie CD rather than stand in the queue for the movie tickets.

4. Even though our car broke down, we were able to reach home on time.

5. As a child she could paint well.

6. she will be able to write with some fountain pen.

7. she said that she could dance even when she was two years old.

8. As a young man my grandfather could swim really fast.

9. His right leg is fractured and he will be able to walk without support only after three months.

10. Rather than waiting from him here, we can walk to his house.

Explanation:

What is gap-filling?

Gap-filling is to fill up the gaps with suitable words so that the sentence becomes meaningful and complete.

• Here in the given sentences the gaps are either filled with "can" or "could" or "be able to".
• "Can" and "Could" are modal verbs.
• "Can" denotes ability while "could" denotes past ability.

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