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MonAL CSRBS 26.1 Complete the sentences using can or (be) able to. Use can if possible; otherwise use (be) able to. 1 Gary has travelled a lot. He $4"... speak five languages. 2 Thaven’t ..been_able. to . sleep very well recently. 3 Nicole .. ~ drive, but she hasn’t got a car. L084 10 ener stand on my head, but I can't do it now. 5 Tcan’t understand Martin. Pve never een neneneer understand him, 6 Tean’t see you on Friday, But Tee-ewenve-nems Meet YOU ON Saturday morning. Ask Catherine about your problem. She might ---—vn-vernenn-s help you. 26.2. Write sentences about yourself using the ideas in brackets. 1 (something you used to be able to do) used. to be able. to. sing well. 2 (something you used to be able to do) or 3 (something you would like to be able to do) Pd een ene eeeeeieaE 4 (something you have never been able to do) PVE uence Put in must or can't. 1 You've been travelling all day. You ..USE... be tired. 2 Thar restaurant unm be very good. It’s always full of people. 3 That restaurant --on-mnn be very good, It’s always empty. 4 Pm sure I gave you the key, YOU nm have it. Have you looked in your bag? 5 You're going on holiday next week. YOU ernmnumu--ue~ be looking forward to it. 6 Ic rained every day during their holiday, so they ~ ~ have had a very nice time. 7 Congratulations on passing your exam. You —. —n~ be very pleased. 8 You got here very quickly. YOU eecwwen-eon-» have walked very fast. 9 Bill and Sue always travel business class, so they ous be short of money. 26.4 Complete the answers to the questions with was/were able to .. 1 A: Did everybody escape from the fire? B: Yes, although the fire spread quickly, everybody ..W4S Able, 2 @SCAP@ om jd you finish your work this afternoon? Yes, there was nobody to disturb me, 0 1 —wewener——enen Did you have difficulty finding our house? : Not really. Your directions were good and We sor id the thief get away? Yes. No-one realised what was happening and the thief I 26.5 Complete the sentences using could, couldn't or managed to. 1 My grandfather travelled a lot. He ..£0ula... speak five languages. t 2. Tlooked everywhere for the book, but I couldn't... find it 3 They didn’t want to come with us at first, but we managed. to. persuade them. 4 Laura had burt her leg and o.oo __ walk very well. 5 Sue wasn’t at home when I phoned, but I annem contact her at her office. 6 Tlooked very carefully attd V gev-—-wenne—-—vvnnee € somebody in the distance. 7 Lwanted to buy some tomatoes. The first shop I went to didn’t have any, but I on tnenen et Some in the next shop. 8 My grandmother loved music. She e-em _-~ play the piano very well. 9. A girl fell into the river, but fortunately We o-m—- rescue her 10 Thad forgotten to bring my camera, $0 [noo -wene take any photographs. 27.3 Complete the sentences. Use could or could have + a suitable verb. 1A: What shall we do this evening? 8: I don't mind. We ..coUld..90._. to the cinema. 2 A: [had a very boring evening at home yesterday. 8: Why did you stay at home? You een OU With US. ‘There's an interesting job advertised in the paper. YOU

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