1. You (can't/ couldn't) really talk when you were one year old, (can/ could) you?
2. We (can / could) give you a lift home tonight, if you want.
3. I wish I (can / could) speak Russian, then (I'd be able to/ I could) read Tolstoy in the original.
4. Excuse me, (could/ may) you tell me how to get to the leisure centre from here?
5. I'm afraid we (can't/ won't be able) to come to the wedding after all.
6. Thankfully, we (could / managed to) get to the airport just in time so we didn't miss the plane.
7. Dawn couldn't (go / have gone) to the barbecue as she had to work.
8. Would you like to (could / be able to) buy the flat you're renting?
9. In a thousand years, (can humans / will humans be able to) travel faster than the speed of light?
10. 'Mum, can I watch TV and do my homework later?'
'No, you (may/ might) not!'
11. We could (catch/ have caught) the last train after all, but of course we didn't know that at the time.
12. (Mayn't/ Can't) I at least stay up till the end of the film?
13. Everyone (could/ was able to) tell that Julie was upset about something.
14. (May/ Can) I open the window, please? It's a little stuffy in here.
15. Because we had guests last Saturday, the kids (could / were allowed to) stay up till midnight.
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