Could/Couldn't Exercises - Test 1

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• 1. Yet he couldn't go to see. (not/go)
• 2. He could have you speak for him. (have)
• 3. But how could he get her help? (how/he/get/?)
• 4. At first I believecan't believecouldn'tcouldn't believecouldn't belive it. (not/believe)
• 5. I suppose you callcan callcouldcould callcouldn't call it that. (call)

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• 6. No; she can not askcan't askcould askcouldn'tcouldn't ask him. (not/ask)
• 7. I am not certain I can learncan't learncould learncouldn't learncouldn't learning it. (learn)
• 8. Could I sayWhat I could sayWhat can I sayWhat could ? sayWhat could I say to him then? (what/I/say/?)
• 9. It was as if she can't bearcould bearcouldn'tcouldn't bearcouldnt bear it. (not/bear)
• 10. Can't they giveCould they giveCouldn't they giveThey can not giveThey can't give us another trial? (they/not/give/?)
• 11. And of course I can not keepcan't keepcould keepcouldn'tcouldn't keep it. (not/keep)
• 12. One can seecould seecouldn't seeseeshe couldn't see the effort she made. (see)
• 13. I was so surprised that I can't speakcould notcouldn'tcouldn't speakcouldn't speek. (not/speak)
• 14. I can not getcan't getcould getcouldn'tcouldn't get a paper myself. (not/get)
• 15. They can't comecould comecouldn'tcouldn't camecouldn't come if they would. (not/come)

• 16. He can't thinkcould not thingcouldn'tcouldn't think of doing so. (not/think)
• 17. To whom could she turnTo whom she could turnWhom could she to turnWhom could she turnWhom could she turn to for aid? (to whom/she/turn/?)
• 18. He can makecan't makecouldcould makecouldn't make nothing of it at all. (make)
• 19. We asked him if he can readcouldcould readcouldn't readread. (read)
• 20. She what couldn't doWhat could she doWhat couldn't she doWhat she could not doWhat she couldn't do for him? (what/she/not/do/?)

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