1VWO3enc - can/could

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

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1VWO3enc: can/could

25-02-'25

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Learning Goals

Can/Could

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Homework

Learning Goals

After this lesson you know how to use can & could.

After this lesson you know when to use can & could.

After this lesson you know the difference between can & could.

Can/could

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Can (or Could): How to use?

Affirmative (+): can + infinitive --> You can play the piano.

Negative (-): can + not + infinitive

You cannot/can't play the piano.

Question (?): Can + subject + infinitive

Can you play the piano?

Can: When to use?

'I can do something':

I know how to do it OR it is possible for me to do

V                                                      V

I can play the piano. OR I can't come to the party.

Could: When to use?

For the past:

I knew how to do it OR it was possible for me to do

V                                                      V

I could play the piano. OR I couldn't come to the party.

Test Your Knowledge!

For the following exercises: choose the correct answer!

You get 20 seconds for each sentence!

Sometimes, too much caffeine ... cause headaches.

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

When I was younger, I ... run 10 kilometers without stopping.

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

Back then, we ... use the internet yet.

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

Excuse me, ... you help me with my luggage?

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

She ... speak Spanish, so she did not understand the man.

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

At school, students ... use the library during breaks.

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

Wordwall

https://wordwall.net/resource/1798590/can-could

https://wordwall.net/resource/8926411/can-could

https://wordwall.net/resource/8084585/can-could

Start working on the exercises from Unit 30 on page 72 of your book!

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