Can - Exercises 1 Positive and negative sentences Example: Cats can't see in the dark. Cats can see in the dark. 1. Cats can't swim. _________________________________________ 2. Dogs can climb trees. (escalar) _________________________________________ 3. Kangaroos can't jump. (saltar) _________________________________________ 4. Parrots can speak. _________________________________________ 5. Penguins can fly. (voar) _________________________________________ 6. Camels can walk for three months with no water. (caminhar) _________________________________________ 7 Tortoises can run fast. (correr rápidamente) _________________________________________ 8 Elephants can live until they're seventy. (até) _________________________________________ 2 Yes/No questions and answers Complete the questions with can and a suitable word from the list bellow: ride use make speak see play (x2) 1 __________ you __________ the piano? 2 __________ you __________ any foreign languages? (estrangeiro) 3 __________ you __________ the guitar? 4 __________ you __________ a motorbike? 5 __________ you __________ a cake? (bolo) 6 __________ you __________ a word processor? (processador de textos) 7 __________ you __________ mountains from your bedroom? (montanhas) 3 Make questions to these answers: 1 ____________________________________________________ ? Yes, I can. I can ride a horse very well. (andar de) 2 ____________________________________________________ ? No, I can't. I can't drive a bus. 3 ____________________________________________________ ? Yes, she can. My wife can cook very well. (cozinhar) 4 ____________________________________________________ ? Yes, I can speak a little French . 5 ____________________________________________________ ? No, I can't play the piano. 6 ____________________________________________________ ? Yes, I can swim a little. 7 ____________________________________________________ ? No, they can't. My parents can not speak German at all. (pais; mesmo) 8 ____________________________________________________ ? Yes, both my wife and I can drive very well. 9 ____________________________________________________ ? No, I can't ski. 10 ____________________________________________________ ? a Yes, I can act. (atuar) 11 ____________________________________________________ ? a Yes, my brother can play the guitar very well. 12 _____________________________________________________ ? a No, my wife can not change a wheel. ( trocar uma roda) 13 _____________________________________________________ ? a Yes, I can type very well. (type - digitar) 14 _____________________________________________________ ? a Yes, I can play tennis a little. 15 _____________________________________________________ ? a No, I can't cook at all. (cozinhar) 16 _____________________________________________________ ? a No, I can't draw at all. (desenhar) 17 _____________________________________________________ ? a Yes, I can. I can play chess. (xadrez) 18 _____________________________________________________ ? a No, she can't. My wife can't play chess at all. 19 _____________________________________________________ ? a Yes, you can open the window. 20 _____________________________________________________ ? a Yes, you can stop now. 4 Translate these sentences 1. Cães sabem nadar. ____________________________________________________________ 2. Eu não sei dirigir. ____________________________________________________________ 3. Posso entrar? (come in) ____________________________________________________________ 4. Eu não posso ir. ____________________________________________________________ 5. Você sabe jogar xadrez? ____________________________________________________________ 6. Eu não sei nadar. ____________________________________________________________ 7. O que posso fazer? (do) ____________________________________________________________ 8. Eu não sei jogar tênis. ____________________________________________________________ 9. Você pode vir aqui? (come) ____________________________________________________________ 10. Posso ajudá-lo? (help) ____________________________________________________________ answers home |