3. Дополнительный материал по теме «Модальные глаголы (can, could, be able to)»

Для того чтобы лучше закрепить новую тему, выполним несколько упражнений.

Exercise 1. Вставьте can, could, be able to в нужной форме.

1. Michael __________now speak Norwegian rather fluently.
2. Michael used to _________ speak Norwegian rather fluently.
3. Nick __________marry Lisa, but he__________make her love him.
4. Sally used to__________eat a kilo of chocolate for lunch.
5. Megan’d like to __________ surf very well.
6. Luckily Melody __________find a taxi.
7. Jillian __________drive when she was 12.
8. Megan sighed. Fred __________ feel her hands shaking.
9. The secretary ________ to type 150 words a minute.
10. Children ________ enter this territory. It’s highly dangerous!

Exercise 2. Переведите на русский и посчитайте, сколько в предложение can, could, be able to:

1. Can he be a good runner? He is so small. 2. She can’t have finished school. 3. He can’t be a scientist. 4. He can’t have been a scientist. 5. Can she be still sleeping? 6. Can they have lost the game? 7. He can’t have said it! 8. A grown-up man can’t like such books! 9. She can’t have told you this. 10. Can it have been so cold? 11. She can’t have been late for the lesson: she has never been late before. 12. She can’t have mixed up the streets. 13. It can’t be true. 14. Can you have torn my note? 15. He can’t be in the park now: it is late. 16. She can’t have written it. I am sure that somebody else has written it.

Exercise 3. Написать can or can’t.

1. I _______ draw.
2. I _______  
3. My friends_______ roller-skate.
4. My granddad _______sing.
5. I_______ ride a bike.
6. My mum _______ski.
7. My dad _______skate.
8. My pet _______play football.

Exercise 4. Составьте правильное предложение.

1. Mark / seven / by / could / speak / foreign / of / age / fifteen / languages / well / the / perfectly.
2. phone / use /mobile / a / you / when / you / were / four / Could?
3. my / girl / mum / swim / was / little / a / well / When / she / could.
4. age / the / is / three / Nobody / to / climb / trees / at / of / able.

Exercise 5. Вставьте can, could, be able to в нужной форме.

1. Michael __________now speak Norwegian rather fluently.
2. Michael used to _________ speak Norwegian rather fluently.
3. Nick __________marry Lisa, but he__________make her love him.
4. Sally used to__________eat a kilo of chocolate for lunch.
5. Megan’d like to __________ surf very well.
6. Luckily Melody __________find a taxi.
7. Jillian __________drive when she was 12.
8. Megan sighed. Fred __________ feel her hands shaking.
9. The secretary ________ to type 150 words a minute.
10. Children ________ enter this territory. It’s highly dangerous!

Exercise 7. Выразите сомнения при помощи can/could.

1. Едва ли Салли была дома.
2. Возможно, он навестит бывшую жену, когда приедет в Сочи.
3. Разве Николас мог такое сказать?
4. Разве Катерина отказалась ехать с тобой?
5. Василий мог бы заехать завтра.
6. Салли не могла так быстро прочесть роман.
7. Не может быть, что Грег попал в аварию.

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