Present and past modal verbs exercises

I be able tocan tocan play the drums quite well because I practice everyday

When I was 10 years old I couldable tocan climb trees but now I can’t

I can’tcancouldn’t drive because I don’t have a license yet

I couldcouldn’twas able to understand Maths when I went to school I was always getting the numbers wrong

She manage tocancannot speak 5 languages really well!

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

In the future we will be able tocanbe able go on holiday to the Moon

They were able towasn’t able toweren’t able to download music easily in the early 1990’s

I am able toam ablebe able to sing and dance at the same time when Jazz is playing

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

I was canwas able toam able to read quite well when I was three

He couldwas able towasn’t able to 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 was able tois able toable to offer you a discount this week but not next week

Able heIs he ableCan he to play the guitar?

Able you toCan you toCan you understand this grammar?

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

Could youAre you ableWere you able to drink alcohol on the streets 20 years ago?

CouldAbleCan you cook fish when you were at University?

After this accident I don’t think he will canwill be able towas be able to work with animals again

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

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

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

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

Did you able tocanmanage to finish all your homework last night?

I couldcan’tcouldn’t understand the ideas in the novel when I was 18 but now I can