Ex. 1. Complete the sentences using positive or negative forms of can, could, to be able to. 1. In my country you … get married when you are 16. 2. Women … vote in England until 1922. 3. Last night I … get into my house because I had forgotten my key. 4. I phoned the Gas Board because I thought I … smell gas, which is very dangerous. 5. “Hello. Is that the dentist? … I make an appointment to see you, please?” 6. I’m learning car mechanics because I want … to service my own car. It costs a fortune if you send it to the garage. 7. Many night animals … see very well, but they have a highly developed sense of smell. 8. If you … do this exercise, you’re very clever!

1. In my country you can get married when you are 16.

2. Women couldn’t vote in England until 1922.

3. Last night I couldn’t get into my house because I had forgotten my key.

4. I phoned the Gas Board because I thought I could smell gas, which is very dangerous.

5. “Hello. Is that the dentist? Could I make an appointment to see you, please?”

6. I’m learning car mechanics because I want to be able to service my own car. It costs a fortune if you send it to the garage.

7. Many night animals can’t see very well, but they have a highly developed sense of smell.

8. If you can do this exercise, you’re very clever!