I Writing & Grammar

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• Grammar: modals with negations
• Exercises I Writing & Grammar

Goal: I can use can, could and to be able to in a sentence and form a negative.

Grammar: modals

Modals = hulpwerkwoorden

Can, could, should, to have to, to be able to, must

Always followed by an infinitive (= verb without to)

Modals with negations

Can / To be able to (= kunnen)

Can: 

• to make requests
• ask for / give permission
• to talk about possibilities
• to talk about abilities

"Can you pass the salt?"

To be able to:

• to talk about someone's possibilities
• to talk about someone's abilities

"Luckily, I was able to help"

Modals with negations

Could (= zou kunnen)

Past tense of can

• asking questions (polite/formal)
• talk about possibility that something will happen in the future

"By the year 2200, our planet could look quite different"

Modals with negations

General rule for negations, add not / n't

• "We couldn't find you anywhere!"
• "You cannot tell her yet."
• "He isn't able to attend."

Exeption: modal verb to have                   to do + not/n't + have

• "You don't have to come, if you don't want to."

Sorry, I ..... come to your party tonight. I ..... visit you tomorrow!

1. can/can't
2. can't/ couldn't
3. could/can
4. can't/can

(-)
My brother ... come tonight.

1. can
2. doesn't can
3. can't
4. comen't

Fill in:
They ... play with fire. It's dangerous!

1. should
2. shouldn't

Maak de ontkenning:
I ______ (can) taste the difference.

Maak de ontkenning:
I ______ (could) eat this much candy, even if I wanted to!

Maak de ontkenning:
I ______ (to be able to) walk that far.

Maak de ontkenning:
He ______ (to have to) go yet.

Maak de ontkenning:
He ______ (to be able to) run that fast.

Maak de ontkenning:
They ______ (to have to) clean that up.

I can use can, could and to be able to in a sentence and form a negative.

Eens

Zo goed als

Redelijk

Oneens

Let's get to work!

Do I Writing & Grammar - Exercises 50 t/m 54 pages 114-117

Finished?

Countries & Cultures ex 31 t/m 33 on pages 102-103

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