Foundation
English
Verb
Tenses
Tenses
Question
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option:
I ______ not translate this text yesterday. _______ you help me to translate it tonight?
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Solution
The correct answer is Option A.
COULD is the past tense of CAN.
CAN means the ability to do something.
In the given sentence, the speaker was unable to translate the text the previous day. Thus COULD is the correct answer.
The second sentence is in the present tense. The speaker is asking for the person's help. Thus CAN is the correct answer.
Thus COULD/CAN is the correct answer.