Drag the correct words to complete this millennial's diary entry about the perks of growing up.

"When I was ten, I could only watch one hour of television a day. Now that I live alone, I can eat ice cream for breakfast if I want to!"

"When I was ten, I could only watch one hour of television a day."

We use could to talk about permission in the past (what was allowed when the speaker was ten).

"Now that I live alone, I can eat ice cream for breakfast if I want to!"

We use can to talk about permission or freedom to do something in the present.