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Standard XII
English
Question

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option:
At first I ____ skate well, now I _______.

  1. must/needn't
  2. couldn't/can
  3. may/can
  4. mustn't/can
  5. should/shouldn't

A
couldn't/can
B
should/shouldn't
C
may/can
D
mustn't/can
E
must/needn't
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The correct answer is Option A.
COULDN'T means the inability to do something. It is in the past tense. In the given sentence, the speaker was unable to skate well in the past.
CAN means the ability to do something, i.e. the speaker is now able to skate well.
Thus COULDN'T/CAN is the correct answer.

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