V. Complete the sentences. Use can, can’t, could, couldn’t and the verb from the box.
cook come hear pass persuade
beat play run walk write
1. Some robots ……………….. musical instruments now.
2. Tom …………………… when he was less than one year old.
3. I’m afraid I……………………. to your party tonight.
4. My brother ……………………… very well. He is a chef in a French restaurant.
5. John was an excellent tennis player. He ……………….. anybody.
6. If you try hard, you …………………….. your examinations.
7. They so was busy that they ………………………….. me a message.
8. This telephone is terrible. I ………………………. you at all.
9. When Tom was 16, he …………………………. 100 metres in 11 seconds.
10. We tried hard but we ……………………….. them to come with us.
VI. Complete the sentences with can, can’t, could, couldn’t, will be able or won’t be able.
1. ________________ robots in the past help astronauts on board the space station?
2. Robots of the future________________ to cook our food and even run our cars.
3. There are some things that robots________________ do but people can.
4. In 20 or 30 years, some robot________________ to talk like a human.
5. When he was young, he ________________ speak English at all.
6. I’m really sorry, but I________________ to attend your birthday party.
7. I don’t think robots________________ do all of our jobs.
8. My brother________________ to start school until next year.
9. Some years ago, robots ________________ clean the house, but now they can.
10. By the age of eight she ________________ speak English and French quite well.
VII. Complete each blank with a correct word.
1. In the future, robots will help us ___________ the laundry.
2. My robot will help me do the ___________. It will grow and take care of the plants in our
small garden.
3. Will robots be ___________ to understand what we say?
4. Robots in the past ___________ talk, but now they can.
5. Space robots can build space ___________ on the Moon and other planets.
6. Home robots can do all the ___________, such as cooking, cleaning, washing the dishes.
7. In ten years, robots will wake you up in the morning and ___________ your bed.
8. Doctor robots can help ___________ people in a hospital.