Question

Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb.
Rekha has been learning swimming for years. She ______ swim very well now.

• A. Could
• B. Can
• C. Might
• D. Have to

Answer 1

The correct option is B Can

Modal Verbs show us the attitude of the speaker to what is being said or done. The term "modal" means expressing mood and mood is a way to express the attitude of the speaker.

Option B is correct because "can" expresses the mood of ability. And the sentence is in present tense in which the subject has been learning a quality for years. Therefore, the subject has the ability to function that quality now.

Whereas, option A, C and D are incorrect because option A expresses the verb in past form, which is not applicable; option C expresses less possibility which doesn't fit into the sentence; option D expresses what needs to be done or what must be done, which doesn't fit into the sentence as well.