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Put in 'can', 'could', 'was/were able to' or their negative forms.

     
1.   Nothing ______ stop him now that he has made up his mind.
     
2.   The students ______ finish the test on time despite the short time they were given.
     
3.   " ______ I take part in the competition ?" " I don't think you ______ as you are under-aged."
     
4.   I am sorry I ______ help you as I myself ______ neither speak nor understand a word of French.
     
5.   That child prodigy ______ solve difficult mathematical problems when he was but a few years old.
     
6.   She was very weak and ______ hardly lift her head.
     
7.   ______ you do me a favor ? ______ you pass this message to Paula on your way home ?
     
8.   I asked my parents if I ______ have some extra money, and they said I ______.
     
9.   I hid it under the pillow, so he ______ have seen it.
     
10.   I didn't bring my umbrella, but I ______ borrow one.
     

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    Answers
     
1.   can
2.   were able to
3.   Can, can
4.   cannot, can
5.   was able to
6.   could
7.   Could, Can
8.   could, could
9.   could not
10.   was able to
 
     
 
 

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