1) Person 1: “ ____________ play the drums?”
Person 2: “Yes, she plays in a band.”

A) Can she to
B) She able to
C) Can she
D) She manages

2) I ____________ to speak Spanish very well a few years ago, but now I can hardly keep a conversation going.

A) was able
B) could
C) can
D) manage

3) Paul______________ to dance well since he was a kid. He’s very talented!

A) could
B) can
C) can’t
D) has been able

4) The students have made good progress with their English. They _____________ speak like this before.

A) couldn’t
B) managed
C) can’t to
D) couldn’t to

5) Person 1: “ Did you ____________ to fix your computer?”
Person 2:“ I did! It works perfectly now.”

A) able
B) manage
C) could
D) managed

6) I love ______________ rest on Sundays.

A) manage
B) could to
C) being able to
D) can

7) The mechanic ________________ fix my car yet. Apparently, he’ll do it in two days.

A) hasn’t been able to
B) could
C) can’t to
D) managed

8) This is our best room. You ______________ see the sea from the window.

A) able to
B) could to
C) manage
D) can

9) _________________ skate when you were a child?

A) You able to
B) Could you
C) Did you manage
D) Could you to

10) Our friends ___________ come to our party tonight. So, it’s going to be only the four of us.

A) can’t
B) didn’t manage
C) couldn’t to
D) aren’t able

11) We _______________ to go on vacation next summer because we’re spending a lot of money on other things.

A) can’t
B) won’t be able
C) couldn’t
D) didn’t managed

12) Person 1 “____________ play tennis?”
“ Yes, but I’m not a good player.”

A) Do you manage
B) Could you to
C) Can you
D) Are you able

13) Jessica _____________ to find the book she was looking for.

A) able
B) can
C) could
D) managed

14) They were talking about some very complex subjects and I ____________ understand anything.

A) couldn’t
B) can
C) managed
D) able to

15) I’m studying French now because I want to _____________ speak better when I go to Paris.

A) can
B) be able to
C) could
D) manage

16) I slept like a log, but my sister _________________ hear all the noise coming from our neighbor’s party.

A) can to
B) could
C) managed
D) was able

17) We_________________ to swim well before taking the lessons at the pool.

A) weren’t able
B) couldn’t
C) don’t manage
D) wasn’t able

18) Patricia ____________ chair our next meeting with the client.

A) managed
B) can
C) able to
D) could to

19) It makes a huge difference _______________ to communicate well when you’re visiting a country.

A) can to
B) being able
C) could to
D) managing

20) After walking for 40 minutes, we finally _______________ find our way home.

A) managed to
B) could to
C) can to
D) able to

Answers:

1C 2A 3D 4A 5B 6C 7A 8D 9B 10A 11B 12C 13D 14A 15B 16B 17A 18B 19B 20A

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