1. сап /can't be (not) able to
1. He_can__speak English rather fluently, but that time
he_couldn't__say a word. 2. He has never_been able to __speak in public. 3. I used to speak German very well. 4. You _can__marry her, but you_can't__make her love you. 5.I __can_ do it on Friday, but I won't be able to do it next week. 6._Can__you give me a lift to the station, please? 7.I used_to__eat a kilo of sweets for supper. 8.I have never_been able to__ride a bicycle. 9. You_couldn't__see him at the meeting. He was ill. 10. I'd like _to be able to__ski very well. 11. Luckily I_was able to__find a taxi. 12.I _could __drive when I was fifteen. 13.1_can__hear somebody running. 14. He did not want to go there, but we_were able _to persuade him. 15. She sighed. I_could__feel her hands shaking.
2. Fill in
the blanks with may /might or can could
1. You_might have warned__ me about it beforehand. 2. The weather is changing.
It__may start raining. 3. No, he_couldn't have heard__ your name. We tried to speak in a whisper. 4. He_might have not heard your name. That's why he did not say anything. 5.
She _might have not noticed) us. We were
standing too far away. 6. She__might have not noticed) us though
we were standing beside her. 7._May__I use your name as a referee? 8. She_might have not heard) the news, that's why she looks as if nothing had happened. 9. She_may not have heard) the news, nobody_could__tell her about it. 10. The professor says that
I__may_rewrite the essay. 11.__May_I use your phone? 12. He_could have helped) them when they were in trouble. 13.Could he say) it? No, it's not like him. He is a man of few words.
l.
The vegetable garden needs (watering). 2. The TV needs to be (fixed). 3.
They need (coming) here at three o'clock. 4. The cottage needs to be
(repaired). 5. She needs (preparing) harder for her exams. 6. The lawn needs
(cutting). 7. You need (booking) a ticket beforehand. 8. Granny needs to be
(looked after). 9. The walls need to be (papered). 10.1 need (getting) this book
somewhere.