Просмотр задания №1140
Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово «NOT CAN» так, чтобы оно грамматически соответствовало содержанию текста.
Singing in the car
My elder brother likes all kinds of music. He prefers jazz but also listens to pop music and sometimes goes to classical music concerts. But when driving (I) in his car, he insists on listening to heavy-metal music. For a long time I (NOT CAN) understand why he was doing it. He knew very well that for me it was the (BAD) kind of music. One day I decided to ask him why he always chose this type while driving. “Well, sister,” he reluctantly replied, “to be frank, it’s mainly so you can’t sing along.” He added that he would listen to anything else if only I promised not to sing along.
Решение: Весь текст в прошедшем времени, история о прешлом => Past Simple
Can – could (неправильный глагол)
Can – модальный глагол, для его отрицания в настоящем или прошедшем времени достаточно просто добавить not
Ответ: could not, couldn’t
Источник: Реальные задания (ЕГЭ, ФИПИ, Вербицкая)