Level 1Sciencegrammar

Can / can't and time questions — Bees, Trains and the Clock

Grammar: Can/can't for ability and possibility with time

Free ESL grammar exercise on can / can't and time questions themed around bees, trains and the clock. Printable worksheet from classplan.ai.

What's on this worksheet

A Level 1 (beginner) ESL grammar exercise on science, practising can/can't for ability and possibility with time. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.

From the reading

They can get on the train at 8. They can't get on at 8:05. The train is gone.

Grammar

Can: I can / I can't
I can come on Friday. — can means it is possible
Can't: not possible
I can't come at 6. — can't means not possible

Sample items

  1. I ______ come at 6, but I can come at 7.
  2. She ______ finish the work on Friday.
  3. ______ time does the train arrive?

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