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Can - Could

İngilizce konu anlatımı

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Can - Could

İngilizce konu anlatımı

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CAN & COULD

CAN: AFFIRMATIVE (+) / NEGATIVE (-)


My sister can ice-skate.

He can play basketball.

I can’t cook
can + not = can’t
CAN: INTERROGATIVE (?)
Can he play the guitar ?
Yes, he can.
No, he can’t.
Can you sing ?
Yes, I can.
No, I can’t.
Can they ride a bicycle ?
Yes, they can.
No, they can’t.
Use of «can» Use of «could»
can for present possibility, could for past possibility,
permission and ability permission and ability

My sister can take me to My sister could take me to


school. school.

We can play We could dance at


basketball the party until
afterschool. midnight.

He can speak English He couldn’t speak English


COULD: INTERROGATIVE
Yes, he could.
Could he play the guitar
when he was 10 years old? No, he couldn’t.

Could you sing opera when you were young?

Yes, I could.
No, I couldn’t.

Could they ride a bike last year?


Yes, they could.
No, they couldn’t.
REQUEST PERMISSION

Can you open the Can I open the window?


window?

Could you give me Could I go to the party


some information? with my friends?

more formal

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