Exercise 2. Complete the sentences with can, could.

a

1. She turned though she ... not hear the question asked by her cousin.

2. You ... find information on the subject everywhere.

3. If I thought as you do I ... not stay another day in the house.

4. ... I have a pint of beer, please?

5. How ... you be angry with a small child?

6. Now ... you understand why I was so keen to meet you?

7. A good runner ... run the race in a few minutes.

8. When I was younger I ... speak French much better than I ... now.

b

1. I ... not trust you any more.

2. If I ... afford it I'd buy a boat.

3. If I had managed to repair my car earlier, I ... have driven you to London.

4. What games ... you play?

5. Boris was an excellent tennis player. He could ... (beat) anybody.

6. What could ... (put) such an idea into your pretty little head?

7. I ... change the situation.

8. You ... find the information on the Internet.

c

1. We'll go away together if you like. We ...  easily ... (catch) the 3:40.

2. He was so weak that he could ... (not lift) his head.

3. How could you ... (make) such a mistake as to suppose that I was younger than you?

4. I don't believe a single word of his; he can't ... (fail) to learn the news before us.

5. What, can she still ... (sleep)?

6. She has a university education and could ... (make) a career for herself if she hadn't married.

7. He could ... (buy) a new car if he had managed to save enough money.

8. Our baby was only nine months but he could ... (stand up).