Could/Couldn't Exercises - Test 1

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

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6. 6 No; she can not askcan't askcould askcouldn'tcouldn't ask him. (not/ask)

7. 7 I am not certain I can learncan't learncould learncouldn't learncouldn't learning it. (learn)
8. 8 Could I sayWhat I could sayWhat can I sayWhat could ? sayWhat could I say to him then? (what/I/say/?)

9. 9 It was as if she can't bearcould bearcouldn'tcouldn't bearcouldnt bear it. (not/bear)
10. 10 Can't they giveCould they giveCouldn't they giveThey can not giveThey can't give us another trial? (they/not/give/?)
11. 11 And of course I can not keepcan't keepcould keepcouldn'tcouldn't keep it. (not/keep)

12. 12 One can seecould seecouldn't seeseeshe couldn't see the effort she made. (see)
13. 13 I was so surprised that I can't speakcould notcouldn'tcouldn't speakcouldn't speek. (not/speak)
14. 14 I can not getcan't getcould getcouldn'tcouldn't get a paper myself. (not/get)
15. 15 They can't comecould comecouldn'tcouldn't camecouldn't come if they would. (not/come)

16. 16 He can't thinkcould not thingcouldn'tcouldn't think of doing so. (not/think)

17. 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. 18 He can makecan't makecouldcould makecouldn't make nothing of it at all. (make)
19. 19 We asked him if he can readcouldcould readcouldn't readread. (read)
20. 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/?)