12-03-2025 (Can vs Could + question tags)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Welcome 

Planning  I Wednesday the 12th of March

- question tags

- can vs could

Goal: After today you will be able to apply add question tags to sentences in English and use could and can in your writing.

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She can jump really high, ____?

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She can jump really high, ____?

She can jump really high, can't she?

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You're waiting for him too,  

You don't understand what he's saying,

It's not ready yet,

You don't think this is actually going to work,

She'll be incredibly tired after this,

Surely, this doesn't apply to us,  

You've told him my secret, 

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You're waiting for him too,  

You don't understand what he's saying,

It's not ready yet,

You don't think this is actually going to work,

She'll be incredibly tired after this,

Surely, this doesn't apply to us,  

You've told him my secret, 

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You're waiting for him too, aren't you? 

You don't understand what he's saying, do you?

It's not ready yet, is it?

You don't think this is actually going to work, do you?

She'll be incredibly tired after this, won't she?

Surely, this doesn't apply to us, does it?

You've told him my secret, haven't you?

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He got five stars, _____?

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He got five stars, didn't he?

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You aren't the teacher, _____? 

She isn't ready, _____?

She is really kind, _______ ?

You won't tell her, ______?

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You aren't the teacher, are you?

She isn't ready, is she?

She is really kind, isn't she?

You won't tell her, will you?

Correct or incorrect?

Now you're just somebody that I used to know. 

Mum, there's anyone at the door!

Don't break the glass, rumour has it that anything bad will happen. 

Are you hurt somewhere?

It is said that somewhere at the end of a rainbow, there's a pot of gold. 

I don't care which one you pick, any will do. 

Correct or incorrect?

Now you're just somebody that I used to know. 

Mum, there's anyone at the door!

Don't break the glass, rumour has it that anything bad will happen. 

Are you hurt somewhere?

It is said that somewhere at the end of a rainbow, there's a pot of gold. 

I don't care which oen you pick, any will do. 

Work on your own. 

1. I need to buy ______ for dinner.
2. There’s ______ at the door. Can you check who it is?
3. Did you go ______ nice on your holiday?
4. I didn’t see ______ I knew at the party.
5. Is there ______ I can do to help you?
6. I know ______ who can fix your computer.
7. We can go ______ you like for lunch.
8. I was really hungry, so I ate ______ from the fridge.
9. She doesn’t want to talk to ______ right now.
10. I left my keys ______ in the house, but I can't find them.

Can/ can't	Could /couldn't
Tegenwoordige tijd	Verleden tijd
Informeel vragen	Netjes vragen

Homework 

Finish texts 1 until 4.