Can, could, be able to, be allowed to

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

What are we going to learn today?

- what do "can/could/to be able to/ to be allowed to" mean?

- When do you use them?

Can, could, to be able to, to be allowed to

Can/could/to be able to/to be allowed to                              om aan te geven dat je iets mag of kan.

Welke vorm gebruik je dan wanneer?

Can/can't

- Kunnen/mogen

- je kunt deze alleen gebruiken in de present simple

          Can you open this jar?

Could/couldn't

- zou kunnen

- verleden tijd van can

- beleefd vragen om hulp of toestemming

- je kunt deze alleen gebruiken in de present simple of past simple

           You could have said something. 
           Could you open the window for me please?

Can, could, to be able to, to be allowed to

to be able to

- Kunnen/in staat zijn om iets te doen

- alle werkwoordstijden gebruiken

         I will not be able to walk your dog tomorrow.

to be allowed to

- mogen of toestemming hebben

- alle werkwoordstijden gebruiken

         He wasn't allowed to date her

         You won't be allowed to stay out late. 

___________________betekent "kunnen" of "in staat zijn".                 

                     Je kunt alle werkwoordstijden gebruiken.

___________________betekent "mogen" of "toestemming krijgen".

                     Je kunt alle werkwoordstijden gebruiken.

___________________betekent "kunnen", "mogelijk" of "in staat zijn" 

                     Je kunt het alleen gebruiken in de present simple.  

___________________betekent "zou kunnen" of "zou mogen", of in 

                    de verleden tijd, met de betekenis "konden/mochten".

can

could

to be able to

to be allowed to

Waarschijnlijk

iets minder waarschijnlijk

Can

Could

Can

isn't able to

couldn't

are allowed to

could

be able to

be allowed to

could

You .... smoke in trains and planes

1. are not able to
2. can't
3. couldn't
4. are not allowed to

Are you ... to fix my bike?

1. allowed
2. able

Can, could, to be able to, to be allowed to

• Can: kunnen, mogen
• Could: zou kunnen, zou mogen, verleden tijd van can
• To be able to: kunnen, in staat zijn om - kan in alle tijden gebruikt worden
• To be allowed to: mogen, kan in alle tijden gebruikt worden 

We ... see the mountains yesterday, but today we can't.

1. can
2. could
3. were able to
4. were allowed to

Luke has passed his driving test, now he .... drive a car.

1. can
2. could
3. is able to
4. is allowed to

I ... (never speak) Spanish as well as my brother.

1. can never speak
2. could never speak
3. have never been able to
4. have never been allowed to

You .... talk during a test.

1. can't
2. couldn't
3. aren't able to
4. aren't allowed to

When he was 40, he ... play six instruments.

1. can
2. could
3. was able to
4. was allowed to

... lend me a pen, please?

1. Can you
2. Could you
3. Are you able to
4. Are you allowed to

I ... use the internet as much as I like at home.

1. can't
2. couldn't
3. am not able to
4. am not allowed to

I ... play Für Elise on the piano since I was 9 years old.

1. can
2. could
3. have been able to
4. have been allowed to

Questions about the grammar?