Bài 4: Chọn đáp án đúng từ các đáp án trong ngoặc.
1. (Could you/Were you able to) find a job when you lived in Spain?
2. The shop is closed. We (can’t/aren’t able to) go there on Sunday.
3. Ann feels much better. She (can/ will be able to) go out tomorrow, I hope.
4. The police (could/ were able to) catch the burglar because he’d set off the alarm.
5. I am sorry for my English. I (could never have/ never been able to) speak without mistakes.
6. Can you remember Jane? You (could/ were able to) see her at Brian’s party last Saturday.
7. Are you free tomorrow night? (Can we/ Are we able to) meet at Mario’s pizzeria?
8. Mum is ill. I’m afraid she (can’t/ won’t be able to) cook next weekend.
9. Fortunately, I can speak Spanish a little bit. I (could/ was able to) give them directions.
10. Peter had nothing to do yesterday morning. He (could/ was able to) cut the grass before it started to rain.
Đáp án
1. were you able to
2. can’t
3. will be able to
4. were able to
5. have never been able to
6. could
7. Can we
8. won’t be able to
9. was able to
10. could
Bài 5: Chọn đáp án đúng.
1. I want to _____ speak Chinese and English.
A. be able to
B. able to
C. can
D. could
2. I will _____ drive as soon as I turn 18, which is just a few months away.
A. can
B. be able to
C. could
D. be capable of
3. They didn’t accept the proposal at first but we _____ persuade them.
A. are able to
B. able to
C. will be able to
D. were able to
4. There was nobody to disturb me; therefore, I _____ finish my work.
A. am able to
B. was able to
C. was could
D. can
5. Although Hoa was better than me at badminton, I _____ win her.
A. was able to
B. can
C. could be
D. can able to
6. When my grandfather was a young athlete, he _____ run 42km in 2.5 hours.
A. can
B. was able to
C. was up to
D. be able to
7. How long have you _____ speaking English fluently?
A. can
B. could
C. been able to
D. are able to
8. Do you think people will _____ live forever one day?
A. can be able to
B. could
C. could be able to
D. be able to
9. Despite being 90 years old, my grandpa _____ walk without any help.
A. can
B. could
C. be able to
D. are able to
10. Linh wasn't at home when I phoned but I __________ contact her at her office.
A. can
B. was able to
C. were able to
D. am able to
Đáp án
1. A
2. B
3. D
4. B
5. A
6. B
7. C
8. D
9. A
10. B
Bài 6: Chia động từ trong ngoặc với can, could hoặc be able to để hoàn thành câu.
1. Martine hopes he _____ (take) a holiday in Japan next year.
2. We _____ (not/sit) down in the waiting room because all the seats were taken.
3. Sunghoo is very intelligent. He _____ (speak) six languages fluently!
4. Long _____ (not go) out last night because he had to work overtime.
5. If it doesn’t stop raining, Katie and her friends _____ (not go) to the beach tomorrow.
6. I _____ (find) my notebooks. Has anyone seen them?
7. You _____ (not eat) hamburger in here. It says no food is allowed.
8. Chi _____ (not see) the board properly, so she asked if she could change seats.
9. Unfortunately, they _____ (fix) my phone yesterday, so I have to buy a new one.
10. This child _____ (read) since he was just two years old is a genius.
Đáp án
1. can take/ will be able to take
2. couldn’t sit / weren’t able to sit
3. is able to speak / can speak
4. couldn’t go / wasn’t able to go
5. won’t be able to go
6. can’t find
7. can’t eat
8. couldn’t see / wasn’t able to see
9. weren’t able to fix / couldn’t fix
10. has been able to read
Bài 7: Hoàn thành câu với dạng khẳng định hoặc phủ định của Be able to.
1. He _____ play football anymore because of extremely injured.
2. I _____ use this learning English app since I update the latest version.
3. Before finding the instructions on the Internet, Jessica _____ solve the grammar exercises.
4. Fortunately, we _____ catch the 6.00 plane to Japan.
5. I am afraid Ninh _____ translate the document till Thursday.
6. No problem, we _____ visit our parents by noon.
7. Minh is a big eater that _____ eat 2 bowls of noodles for breakfast.
8. If our leader helps us tomorrow, we _____ finish the project on time.
9. Call the doctor, Olivia _____ move her arm at all.
10. All of us enjoyed the online lesson after we _____ join it.
Đáp án
1. isn't able to
2. am able to
3. wasn’t able to
4. were able to
5. won't be able to
6. will be able
7. is able to
8. won’t be able to
9. isn’t able to
10. were able to
Bài 8: Tìm và sửa lỗi sai trong các câu sau.
1. He was not able to swimming when he was five years old.
2. Rockie could able to solve the difficult math problem yesterday.
3. They will not able to finish the project on time unless they work harder.
4. Were you able to understand the instructions clearly?
5. Despite being tired, he was able finish the marathon.
6. We was able to find the missing keys after searching for hours.
7. How long have you are able to swim?
8. Bac Ho was able to speaking nearly 30 languages fluently.
9. I'm not sure if I’m able to attend the meeting tomorrow.
10. Students are able to improve their English skills with proper training.
Đáp án
1. swimming ➜ swim. Sau be able to + động từ nguyên mẫu
2. could ➜ was. Chia cụm từ be able to theo thì quá khứ đơn (yesterday)
3. able ➜ be able to. Will be able to diễn đạt khả năng trong tương lai.
4. Đúng.
5. was able finish ➜ was able to finish. Thêm to để có dạng đúng của be able to.
6. was ➜ were. Ở thì quá khứ, động từ tobe của we là were.
7. have you are able ➜ have you been able. Chia động từ tobe theo thì hiện tại hoàn thành, diễn đạt
khả năng từ quá khứ đến hiện tại.
8. speaking ➜ speak. Be able to + động từ nguyên mẫu.
9. Đúng.
10. Đúng
Bài 9: Chọn ra đáp án đúng nhất để điền vào ô trống
1. She’s so tired, she___ go out of the house
A. Can’t
B. Able to
C. Can
2. She____ answer the phone, she’s very busy
A. Unable to
B. Can’t
C. Able to
3. She able to___ very fluently
A. Read
B. Reading
C. Reads
4. We can____ the same air
A. Breathe
B. To breathe
C. Breathing
5. Luckily she____ able to make it in time
A. Was
B. Is
C. Wasn’t
Đáp án:
1. Can’t
2. Can’t
3. Read
4. Breathe
5. Was
Bài 10: Hãy tìm ra các các lỗi sai trong các câu sao đây
1. I can’t to help him right now
2. He can eaten so many times a day
3. I didn't know I’m could do everything so perfectly
4. It's the first time I’m able to speaking so fast
5. I’m able to controls my appetite
Đáp án
1. I can’t help him right now
2. He can eat so many times a day
3. I didn't know I could do everything so perfectly
4. It's the first time I’m able to speak so fast
5. I’m able to control my appetite