GRAMMAR IN PROGRESS

EXERCISES ON PAGE 227

EX. 14

1) I could draw, but I can’t draw now. 2) I couldn’t play the guitar, but I can play the guitar now. 3) I couldn’t go windsurfing and I can’t go windsurfing now. 4) I couldn’t speak Spanish and I can’t speak Spanish now. 5) I could make the beds and I can make the beds now. 6) I couldn’t act and I can’t act now. 7) I couldn’t ski and I can’t ski now. 8) I could remember things but I can’t remember things now.

EX. 15

1) Yesterday I couldn’t take a swim because the water was too cold. (incapacità specifica) 2) When I was at college I couldn’t play volleyball. (incapacità generica) 3) It was sunrise and there wasn’t any noise. Because of that I could hear a child crying. (capacità specifica) 4) All my friends could ski and they went to the mountains every weekends. (capacità generale) 5) The last weekend I didn’t work and I was able to relax me and read a good book. (capacità specifica) 6) I couldn’t see concert’s special effects because I was far from the stage. (incapacità specifica)

EX. 16

We couldn’t do a trip with a yacht, but we were able to visit the Sea Life Aquarium.

We were able to go shopping in Lanes but we weren’t able to do the Walking Food Tour.

We could see the Seafront, but we couldn’t eat fish and chips on Brighton Pier.

We were able to do the sightseeing flight to Beachy Head, but we we couldn’t hike on the South Downs.

EX. 17

1) possibilità media, 2) capacità generica, 3) permesso generico, 4) incapacità specifica, 5) permesso specifico, 6) capacità specifica