Passive + can/could/be able to

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

This lesson

Passive

Can/could/to be able to

Exercises

Make it passive

My mother cleaned my room.

John wrecked my car last week.

The cleaning person vacuums the building every day.

She hid the presents yesterday.

My room was cleaned.

My car was wrecked last week.

The building is vacuumed every day.

The presents were hidden yesterday.

Make it passive:
People speak Portuguese in Brazil.

Make it passive:
The wolf ate the princess.

Can

Present tense (tt)

Kunnen: In staat zijn, toegestaan, mogelijk

I can speak three languages.

The sign says you cannot park here.

Can you help me?

To be able to

Kunnen: Instead of can

Book says not in present tense: this is incorrect

I'm not able to come to the phone right now.

She will be able to go to the USA.

We were able to finish the project on time.

Could 

Past tense of can: konden: toegestaan, mogelijk, in staat zijn

Present tense: zou(den) kunnen

Could you help me, please?

Ashlyn said I could borrow her bicycle.

We could go to the cinema this evening.

Exercises

Do exercise D and E (3.3).

Finished?

Check your answers

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