Ride the Storm: Navigating Through Unstable Periods / Katerina Rudko (Belka G...
Asking about past and present abilities, pre 1
1. ASKING ABOUT PAST AND PRESENT
ABILITIES
1ST
PERSON: I, WE
2ND
PERSON: YOU
3RD
PERSON (plural): THEY
CAN, COULD, WERE, DID
2. *Can you skate?
(+) Yes, I can/ (-) No, I cannot/can’t.
*Can you swim?
(+) Yes, I can. / (-) No, I can´ t.
*Could you cook when you were younger?
(+) Yes, I could/ (-) No, I could not/ couldn’t.
*Could they swim when they were children?
(+) Yes, they could. / (-) No, they couldn´t.
*Were we able to climb a tree?
(+) Yes, we were/ (-) No, we were not/weren’t.
*Were you able to cook when you were a child?
(+) Yes, I was / (-) No, I wasn’t.
*Were you a good student?
(+) Yes, I was. / (-) No, I wasn´t.
Yes, I usually got good marks.
*Did you use to ride a bike after school?
(+) Yes, I did. (-) No, I didn’t.