Tema: Can, Could, Be Able To: Docente: Mag. Jessica Verónica Ríos Sosa
Tema: Can, Could, Be Able To: Docente: Mag. Jessica Verónica Ríos Sosa
Tema: Can, Could, Be Able To: Docente: Mag. Jessica Verónica Ríos Sosa
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CAN,CAN’T
COULD,COULDN’T OR BE ABLE TO
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EXPECTED LEARNING
VOCABULARY
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CAN/CAN’T
• Can is used to talk about ability and possibility, to ask for
and give permission, and to make requests and offers.
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Modals of Ability: Can and Could;
Be Able To
can’t
(d) I cannot fix this computer.
can not
can
can’t
He is always upset when he
_____ remember something.
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7-2 LET’S PRACTICE
can
can’t
can
can’t
You ____ bring a horse
Exercises
Complete with a suitable word: Complete the sentences
with can or can't.
• 1 I ______ go out tonight. I'm
busy. • 1 ______ I park my car
• 2 Can you ______ to the cinema here?
tonight? • 2 Where? I ______ see
• 3 You ______ park here. It's no him.
parking. • 3 ______ you help me
• 4 ______ you tell me the time, with my homework?
please? • 4 You ______ smoke
• 5 She can ______ English well. there, but not here.
• 6 I ______ play football, but not • 5 Sorry. I ______
basketball remember the answer.
• 6 I ______ speak
Spanish and Italian.
S M V
Subject Verb
Affirmative/Negative Statements
I could read in kindergarten./I could not (couldn’t) read in kindergarten.
He could drive at 14./He couldn’t drive at 14.
They could draw beautifully./They couldn’t draw beautifully.
present
Could =
possibility
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USING COULD TO EXPRESS POSSIBILITY
future
Could =
possibility
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LET’S PRACTICE
present
future
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LET’S PRACTICE
present
future
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COMPARE
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Affirmative Statements
He was able to work yesterday.
He is able to work today.
He will be able to work tomorrow.
Negative Statements
He was not able to work yesterday.
He is not able to work today.
He will not be able to work tomorrow.
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MANAGED TO
So in all of these examples, the person is successful, but when they say
“manage to”, they are stressing the fact that it was difficult to
accomplish.
We can also use this expression as a question. For example:
Do you think you can manage to write this report without making any
mistakes?
In this case, the speaker is NOT being polite. It sounds like the person
is angry about a previous report that contained many mistakes. I don’t
recommend using this expression as a question because people won’t
like you if you do. However, unfortunately, sometimes you might hear
another person say this. I hope that no one speaks to you in this way
though.
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9 - There were very few seats left but I ______ get us two
tickets.
a - could
b - managed to
c - couldn't
d - manage to
10 - I ______ speak Italian really well when I lived in Venice.
a - manage to
b - couldn't
c - managed to
d - could
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