Present and past modal verbs exercises

I can tobe able tocan play the drums quite well because I practice everyday

When I was 10 years old I cancouldable to climb trees but now I can’t

I can’tcouldn’tcan drive because I don’t have a license yet

I was able tocouldn’tcould understand Maths when I went to school I was always getting the numbers wrong

She cannotmanage tocan speak 5 languages really well!

He is able toable toare able to install software in any computer you give him

In the future we will canbe ablebe able to go on holiday to the Moon

They wasn’t able towere able toweren’t able to download music easily in the early 1990’s

I be able toam able toam able sing and dance at the same time when Jazz is playing

My Grandma could visitcouldn’t visitcouldn’t be visited Asia when she was 21 because it was too expensive

I was able toam able towas can read quite well when I was three

He was able towasn’t able tocould dress himself when he was growing up, his Mum did it for him

I manage tomanaged toam managed to climb many big mountains last year- it was difficult but a great experience

The company is able towas able toable to offer you a discount this week but not next week

Is he ableAble heCan he to play the guitar?

Able you toCan youCan you to understand this grammar?

He manages to bemanages tomanage to be clever and stupid at the same time which isn’t easy

Were you ableAre you ableCould you to drink alcohol on the streets 20 years ago?

AbleCouldCan you cook fish when you were at University?

After this accident I don’t think he was be able towill be able towill can work with animals again

How do you manage toyou managed toare you manage to look after three children and work at the same time?

I don’t manage todidn’t manage towas able to speak other languages properly it’s difficult for me!

We manage todidn’t manage tomanaged to get the last ticket for the show - I’m so happy!

She isn’t able toable toaren’t able to come today because she has a yoga class

Did you canmanage toable to finish all your homework last night?

I can’tcouldn’tcould understand the ideas in the novel when I was 18 but now I can