Japanese Grammar Exercise: Potential Form 「...ことが出来る」「(ら)れる」

Japanese Potential Form

Before starting the exercise for potential form 「...ことが出来できる」「(ら)れる」, please clarify any doubts you may have about the grammatical rules by referring to your grammar guidebook or dictionary. The Instantaneous Composition Method requires you to compose sentences with the target sentence pattern(s) over and over in order to use them almost effortlessly. You should already have the necessary knowledge.

Reference
Genki II - Lesson 13: Potential Verbs
Tae Kim's Guide - Potential Form

Instantaneous Composition Exercise for Potential Form 「...ことが出来できる」「(ら)れる」

This is not a translation exercise. This is the Instantaneous Composition Exercise. As if a reflexive action, try to create an equivalent Japanese sentence shortly after reading an English script. Try not to think for more than three seconds.

Natural Speed with Pauses

English and Hidden Japanese Scripts

Can (you) still eat? => Yes, (I) can.
まだべられますか? => はい、べられます。
Can (you) make a new song? => No, (I) cannot. 
あたらしいうたつくれますか? => いいえ、つくれません。
Can (you) do (that)? => Yes, (I) can.
できますか? => はい、できます。
Japan’s greetings are the ones (that I) cannot memorize.
ほん挨拶あいさつおぼえられません。 
(I) cannot run fast. 
はやはしれません。
(I) can speak English and Japanese.
えいほんはなすことができます。
(I) could not raise (my) hand.
をあげることができませんでした。
On rainy days, (you) cannot go to the sea.
あめは、うみくことができません。
Can (you) come to school tomorrow?
明日あした学校がっこうることができますか?
(I) could not sleep well yesterday.
昨日きのうはしっかりることができませんでした。

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