HA2 Unit 3 can could to be allowed to to be able to

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

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?

and now...

...what do you remember about the present perfect?

We use the present perfect to say that something has...

1. started in the present
2. started in the past and is not yet over
3. started and ended in the past
4. will start in the future

What was the spelling rule for the present perfect?

1. have/has + hele werkwoord
2. will + hele werkwoord
3. voltooid deelwoord + -ing
4. have/has + voltooid deelwoord

Which one is the present perfect?

1. I have decided
2. I had decided
3. He had decided
4. I did decide

He ____ (to live) in Rotterdam since 2008.

She _______ (to break) her leg so now she can't play soccer.

Can: vaardigheid - is het geleerd?

can + hele werkwoord

• I can cook.
• He can cook.
• We can cook.

Be able to: in staat zijn

be able to + hele werkwoord

• I am able to come
• He is able to come
• We are able to come

Ontkenning:

He cannot (can't) cook

Vraag: 

Can you cook?

Verleden tijd (hoef je niet te kennen):

He could cook.

Ontkenning: 

I am not (I'm not) able to come; 

Vraag: 

Is he able to come?

Verleden tijd:

Was he able to come? Were they able?

They ....cycle to school because it is not far.

1. are able to
2. can

We .....swim really fast.

1. are able to
2. can

Susie ... play the piano very well.

1. can
2. is able to

I ..... go to the party tonight, because I don't have any homework.

1. am able to
2. can

Make sentence 1-5

• example: I /  not can / sing
  I can't sing

1. you / able to / come / ?
2. he / not able to / help 
3. my mum / can / paint / beautifully
4. they / not can / sing
5. I / able to / do it now

Done? Write sentence 6-10

Use able to when possible!

6. we / speak / German

7. she / take / a taxi

8. I / do / magic tricks

9. you / count / to 10,000 / ?

10. they / not speak / Chinese

Make sentence 1-5

• example: I /  not can / sing
  I can't sing

1. Are you able to come?
2. He isn't able to help.
3. My mum can paint beautifully.
4. They can not sing.
5. I'm able to do it now.

Done? Write sentence 6-10

Use able to when possible!

6. We can speak German.

7. She's able to take a taxi.

8. I can do magic tricks.

9. Can you count to 10,000?

10. They can't speak Chinese.

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

Homework

• § 3.4 exercises 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 online  
• Study §3.4 words E-N + irregular verbs 1 t/m 25 (t/m....)