Could & Might — Posibilidad en español — Practice

Exercise 1

Choose the right form

6 points

Possibility and past ability.

1

De joven, mi abuelo ______ levantar 100 kilos.

2

Ayer por fin ______ terminar el proyecto.

3

______ ir a la playa este fin de semana, ¿no?

4

A lo mejor ______ a vernos el domingo.

5

Puede que ______ tarde al trabajo.

6

Quizás ______ verdad lo que dice.

Exercise 2

Type the missing form

5 points

Write the Spanish verb form.

1

Could you (tú) help me? → ¿______ ayudarme? (conditional of poder)

2

Maybe he is ill. → A lo mejor ______ enfermo. (estar, indicative)

3

It might rain. → Puede que ______. (llover, subjunctive: llueva/llueve?)

4

As a child I could swim. → De niño ______ nadar. (poder, imperfect)

5

We finally managed to enter. → Por fin ______ entrar. (poder, preterite, nosotros)

Exercise 3

Which sentence is correct?

5 points

Watch the mood after each "maybe".

1

Maybe they will come:

2

He might not know:

3

Could you (usted) open the window?

4

I could read at age four (ability):

5

Maybe it is true: