Question Practice: Can

What we are accomplishing with these drills is to give you a habit of hearing a
question and automatically answering. Therefore, you really need to master
hearing a question like: “Can you...?” and automatically speaking either: “Yes, I
can...” or “No, I can't...”

In this exercise, we are only practicing with “Can,” “Can't,” “Could,” and
“Couldn't.” It is really important that you be able to do these well. In later
lessons we will put this material together with many other different questions.

REMEMBER: Just because it is easy does not mean that you know it. You know it
when it is an automatic habit. You know it when you can say it fast and correctly.
In other words, you don't have to think. The sentences flow. Now let's start with
the basics.

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The Basics: Master this.

Can you? Yes, I can. No, I can't.

Can she? Yes, she can. No, she can't.
Can he? Yes, he can. No, he can't.
Can they? Yes, they can. No, they can't.
Can we? Yes, you can. No, you can't.
Can I? Yes, you can. No, you can't.

Can you watch TV now? Yes. Yes, I can. Yes, I can watch TV now.
Can you watch TV now? No. No, I can't. No, I can't watch TV now.
Can she watch TV now? Yes. Yes, she can. Yes, she can watch TV now.
Can she watch TV now? No. No, she can't. No, she can't watch TV now.
Can he watch TV now? Yes. Yes, he can. Yes, he can watch TV now.
Can he watch TV now? No. No, he can't. No he can't watch TV now.
Can they watch TV now? Yes. Yes, they can. Yes, they can watch TV now.
Can they watch TV now? No. No, they can't. No they can't watch TV now.
Can we watch TV now? Yes. Yes, you can. Yes, you can watch TV now.
Can we watch TV now? No. No, you can't. No, you can't watch TV now.
Can I watch TV now? Yes. Yes, you can. Yes, you can watch TV now.
Can I watch TV now? No. No, you can't. No, you can't watch TV now.

Can you play soccer? Yes. Yes, I can. Yes, I can play soccer.
Can you play soccer? No. No, I can't. No, I can't play soccer.
Can she play soccer? Yes. Yes, she can. Yes she can play soccer.
Can she play soccer? No. No, she can't. No, she can't play soccer.
Can he play soccer? Yes. Yes, he can. Yes, he can play soccer.
Can he play soccer? No. No, he can't. No, he can't play soccer.
Can they play soccer? Yes. Yes, they can. Yes, they can play soccer.
Can they play soccer? No. No, they can't. No, they can't play soccer.
Can we play soccer? Yes. Yes, you can. Yes, you can play soccer
Can we play soccer? No. No, you can't. No, you can't play soccer.
Can I play soccer? Yes. Yes, you can. Yes, you can play soccer.
Can I play soccer? No. No, you can't. No, you can't play soccer.

Can you go to the movies? Yes. Yes, I can. Yes, I can go to the movies.
Can you go to the movies? No. No, I can't. No, I can't go to the movies.
Can she go to the movies? Yes. Yes, she can. Yes, she can go to the movies.
Can she go to the movies? No. No, she can't. No, she can't go to the movies.
Can he go to the movies? Yes. Yes, he can. Yes, he can go to the movies.
Can he go to the movies? No. No, he can't. No, he can't go to the movies.
Can they go to the movies? Yes. Yes, they can. Yes, they can go to the movies.
Can they go to the movies? No. No, they can't. No, they can't go to the movies.
Can we go to the movies? Yes. Yes, you can. Yes, you can go to the movies.
Can we go to the movies? No. No, you can't. No, you can't go to the movies.
Can I go to the movies? Yes. Yes, you can. Yes, you can go to the movies.
Can I go to the movies? No. No, you can't. No, you can't go to the movies.

Mixed

Can they watch TV now? No. No, they can't. No they can't watch TV now.
Can he go to the movies? Yes. Yes, he can. Yes, he can go to the movies.
Can she play soccer? No. No, she can't. No, she can't play soccer.
Can you go to the movies? Yes. Yes, I can. Yes, I can go to the movies.
Can we play soccer? No. No, you can't. No, you can't play soccer.
Can I watch TV now? No. No, you can't. No, you can't watch TV now.
Can we play soccer? Yes. Yes, you can. Yes, you can play soccer.
Can he watch TV now? No. No, he can't. He can't watch TV now.
Can they go to the movies? Yes. Yes, they can. Yes, they can go to the movies.
Can I watch TV now? Yes. Yes, you can. Yes, you can watch TV now.
Can they go to the movies? No. No, they can't. No, they can't go to the movies.
Can we go to the movies? Yes. Yes, you can. Yes, you can go to the movies.
Can you play soccer? Yes. Yes, I can. Yes, I can play soccer.
Can he watch TV now? No. No, he can't. No he can't watch TV now.
Can we go to the movies? No. No, you can't. No, you can't go to the movies.
Can you play soccer? No. No, I can't. No, I can't play soccer.
Can they watch TV now? Yes. Yes, they can. Yes, they can watch TV now.
Can I watch TV now? No. No, you can't. No, you can't watch TV now.
Can I go to the movies? Yes. Yes, you can. Yes, you can go to the movies.
Can she play soccer? Yes. Yes, she can. Yes she can play soccer.
Can they watch TV now? No. No, they can't. No they can't watch TV now.
Can I go to the movies? No. No, you can't. No, you can't go to the movies.
Can we watch TV now? No. No, you can't. No, you can't watch TV now.
Can she play soccer? No. No, she can't. No, she can't play soccer.
Can we watch TV now? Yes. Yes, you can. Yes, you can watch TV now.

Question Practice: Could

The basics: Master this.

Could you? Yes, I could. No, I couldn't.

Could she? Yes, she could. No, she couldn't.
Could he? Yes, he could. No, he couldn't.
Could they? Yes, they could. No, they couldn't.
Could we? Yes, you could. No, you couldn't.
Could I? Yes, you could. No, you couldn't.

Could you watch TV yesterday? Yes. Yes, I could. Yes, I could watch TV yesterday.
Could you watch TV yesterday? No. No, I couldn't. No, I couldn't watch TV yesterday.
Could she watch TV yesterday? Yes. Yes, she could. Yes, she could watch TV
yesterday.
Could she watch TV yesterday? No. No, she couldn't. No, she couldn't watch TV
yesterday.
Could he watch TV yesterday? Yes. Yes, he could. Yes, he could watch TV yesterday.
Could he watch TV yesterday? No. No, he couldn't. No he couldn't watch TV
yesterday.
Could they watch TV yesterday? Yes. Yes, they could. Yes, they could watch TV
yesterday.
Could they watch TV yesterday? No. No, they couldn't. No they couldn't watch TV
yesterday.
Could we watch TV yesterday? Yes. Yes, you could. Yes, you could watch TV
yesterday.
Could we watch TV yesterday? No. No, you couldn't. No, you couldn't watch TV
yesterday.
Could I watch TV yesterday? Yes. Yes, you could. Yes, you could watch TV yesterday.
Could I watch TV yesterday? No. No, you couldn't. No, you couldn't watch TV
yesterday.

Could you play soccer? Yes. Yes, I could. Yes, I could play soccer.
Could you play soccer? No. No, I couldn't. No, I couldn't play soccer.
Could she play soccer? Yes. Yes, she could. Yes she could play soccer.
Could she play soccer? No. No, she couldn't. No, she couldn't play soccer.
Could he play soccer? Yes. Yes, he could. Yes, he could play soccer.
Could he play soccer? No. No, he couldn't. No, he couldn't play soccer.
Could they play soccer? Yes. Yes, they could. Yes, they could play soccer.
Could they play soccer? No. No, they couldn't. No, they couldn't play soccer.
Could we play soccer? Yes. Yes, you could. Yes, you could play soccer
Could we play soccer? No. No, you couldn't. No, you couldn't play soccer.
Could I play soccer? Yes. Yes, you could. Yes, you could play soccer.
Could I play soccer? No. No, you couldn't. No, you couldn't play soccer.

Could you go to the movies? Yes. Yes, I could. Yes, I could go to the movies.
Could you go to the movies? No. No, I couldn't. No, I couldn't go to the movies.
Could she go to the movies? Yes. Yes, she could. Yes, she could go to the movies.
Could she go to the movies? No. No, she couldn't. No, she couldn't go to the movies.
Could he go to the movies? Yes. Yes, he could. Yes, he could go to the movies.
Could he go to the movies? No. No, he couldn't. No, he couldn't go to the movies.
Could they go to the movies? Yes. Yes, they could. Yes, they could go to the movies.
Could they go to the movies? No. No, they couldn't. No, they couldn't go to the
movies.
Could we go to the movies? Yes. Yes, you could. Yes, you could go to the movies.
Could we go to the movies? No. No, you couldn't. No, you couldn't go to the movies.
Could I go to the movies? Yes. Yes, you could. Yes, you could go to the movies.
Could I go to the movies? No. No, you couldn't. No, you couldn't go to the movies.
 Mixed Questions

Could they watch TV yesterday? No. No, they couldn't. No they couldn't watch TV
yesterday.
Could he go to the movies? Yes. Yes, he could. Yes, he could go to the movies.
Could she play soccer? No. No, she couldn't. No, she couldn't play soccer.
Could you go to the movies? Yes. Yes, I could. Yes, I could go to the movies.
Could we play soccer? No. No, you couldn't. No, you couldn't play soccer.
Could I watch TV yesterday? No. No, you couldn't. No, you couldn't watch TV
yesterday.
Could we play soccer? Yes. Yes, you could. Yes, you could play soccer.
Could he watch TV yesterday? No. No, he couldn't. He couldn't watch TV yesterday.
Could they go to the movies? Yes. Yes, they could. Yes, they could go to the movies.
Could I watch TV yesterday? Yes. Yes, you could. Yes, you could watch TV yesterday.
Could they go to the movies? No. No, they couldn't. No, they couldn't go to the
movies.
Could we go to the movies? Yes. Yes, you could. Yes, you could go to the movies.
Could you play soccer? Yes. Yes, I could. Yes, I could play soccer.
Could he watch TV yesterday? No. No, he couldn't. No he couldn't watch TV
yesterday.
Could we go to the movies? No. No, you couldn't. No, you couldn't go to the movies.
Could you play soccer? No. No, I couldn't. No, I couldn't play soccer.
Could they watch TV yesterday? Yes. Yes, they could. Yes, they could watch TV
yesterday.
Could I watch TV yesterday? No. No, you couldn't. No, you couldn't watch TV
yesterday.
Could I go to the movies? Yes. Yes, you could. Yes, you could go to the movies.
Could she play soccer? Yes. Yes, she could. Yes she could play soccer.
Could they watch TV yesterday? No. No, they couldn't. No they couldn't watch TV
yesterday.
Could I go to the movies? No. No, you couldn't. No, you couldn't go to the movies.
Could we watch TV yesterday? No. No, you couldn't. No, you couldn't watch TV
yesterday.
Could she play soccer? No. No, she couldn't. No, she couldn't play soccer.
Could we watch TV yesterday? Yes. Yes, you could. Yes, you could watch TV
yesterday.

Can and Could Questions Mixed

Could they watch TV yesterday? No. No, they couldn't. No they couldn't watch TV
yesterday.
Could he go to the movies? Yes. Yes, he could. Yes, he could go to the movies.
Can they watch TV now? No. No, they can't. No they can't watch TV now.
Could she play soccer? No. No, she couldn't. No, she couldn't play soccer.
Can he go to the movies? Yes. Yes, he can. Yes, he can go to the movies.
Could you go to the movies? Yes. Yes, I could. Yes, I could go to the movies.
Can she play soccer? No. No, she can't. No, she can't play soccer.
Could we play soccer? No. No, you couldn't. No, you couldn't play soccer.
Can you go to the movies? Yes. Yes, I can. Yes, I can go to the movies.
Can we play soccer? No. No, you can't. No, you can't play soccer.
Could I watch TV yesterday? No. No, you couldn't. No, you couldn't watch TV
yesterday.
Can I watch TV now? No. No, you can't. No, you can't watch TV now.
Could we play soccer? Yes. Yes, you could. Yes, you could play soccer.
Can we play soccer? Yes. Yes, you can. Yes, you can play soccer.
Could he watch TV yesterday? No. No, he couldn't. He couldn't watch TV yesterday.
Can he watch TV now? No. No, he can't. He can't watch TV now.
Can they go to the movies? Yes. Yes, they can. Yes, they can go to the movies.
Could they go to the movies? Yes. Yes, they could. Yes, they could go to the movies.
Could I watch TV yesterday? Yes. Yes, you could. Yes, you could watch TV yesterday.
Can they watch TV now? Yes. Yes, they can. Yes, they can watch TV now.
Can you play soccer? No. No, I can't. No, I can't play soccer.
Could they go to the movies? No. No, they couldn't. No, they couldn't go to the
movies.
Can we go to the movies? No. No, you can't. No, you can't go to the movies.
Could we go to the movies? Yes. Yes, you could. Yes, you could go to the movies.
Can he watch TV now? No. No, he can't. No he can't watch TV now.
Could you play soccer? Yes. Yes, I could. Yes, I could play soccer.
Can you play soccer? Yes. Yes, I can. Yes, I can play soccer.
Can we go to the movies? Yes. Yes, you can. Yes, you can go to the movies.
Could he watch TV yesterday? No. No, he couldn't. No he couldn't watch TV
yesterday.
Can they go to the movies? No. No, they can't. No, they can't go to the movies.
Could we go to the movies? No. No, you couldn't. No, you couldn't go to the movies.
Can I watch TV now? Yes. Yes, you can. Yes, you can watch TV now.
Could you play soccer? No. No, I couldn't. No, I couldn't play soccer.