Can and-could
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The document discusses the uses of the verbs "can" and "could" in English. It explains that can is used to express present ability and permission, while could expresses past ability, uncertainty, indirect speech, and polite requests. It provides examples for each use case.
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Can and-could
- 1. Uses of Can - Could
- 2. 2Inglés intermedio Gabriela.reyes@delphinus.com.mxProf. Gabriela Reyes González Can - Could Can is used to express present or general ability. She can knit.I can swim. To express ability
- 3. 3Inglés intermedio Gabriela.reyes@delphinus.com.mxProf. Gabriela Reyes González Can - Could We can speak English. Can you speak French?
- 4. 4Inglés intermedio Gabriela.reyes@delphinus.com.mxProf. Gabriela Reyes González Can - Could Can is also used to asking and giving permission. Can I go to the park, mom? Can we keep him? Please! To ask and give permission
- 5. 5Inglés intermedio Gabriela.reyes@delphinus.com.mxProf. Gabriela Reyes González Can & Could You can go to the party. It’s OK, you can leave now.
- 6. 6Inglés intermedio Gabriela.reyes@delphinus.com.mxProf. Gabriela Reyes González Can - Could Indirect speech Could is the past tense form of can in indirect speech. He said that I could go to the party.
- 7. 7Inglés intermedio Gabriela.reyes@delphinus.com.mxProf. Gabriela Reyes González Can - Could Talk about past ability Could is used to talk about ability that existed in the past. When she was young she could climb mountains. When she was young Now * could refers to past time only when the context makes the time clear.
- 8. 8Inglés intermedio Gabriela.reyes@delphinus.com.mxProf. Gabriela Reyes González Can - Could To talk about possibility or uncertainty Could is used to talk about possibility or uncertainty. It is also common in conditional sentences. If I won the lottery, I could buy a Ferrari.
- 9. 9Inglés intermedio Gabriela.reyes@delphinus.com.mxProf. Gabriela Reyes González Can - Could I could have helped her if she had asked me. I could have approved the exam if I had studied.
- 10. 10Inglés intermedio Gabriela.reyes@delphinus.com.mxProf. Gabriela Reyes González Can - Could Polite requests Could is often used in questions expressing polite requests. Could you wait for a minute? Could I have a glass of water, please?