grammatica 2t(hv) hoofdstuk 3

can, could + (be) able to
By the end of the lesson you will know when to use can
when to use could 
and
when to use (be) able to
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can, could + (be) able to
By the end of the lesson you will know when to use can
when to use could 
and
when to use (be) able to

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Ability/Possibility
Can you speak French?
Can you help me with my maths homework?
'I haven't got a pen.' - 'You can use mine.'

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negative of can is can't or cannot

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Most of the time there is no difference. 'Be able to' is more formal. 

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We use can + infinitive 


can see
can speak
can play 
can read
can come
With 'able to' use the correct form of 'be'

I am able to see
You are able to speak
He/she/it is able to play
We are able to read
They are able to come

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Can you phone me this afternoon? I would like to know how you are.
Are you able to phone me this afternoon? Or are you busy?

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For future or with must, might use (be) able to:

I will be able to go to the party.

I might be able to go to the party.

They must be able to speak English. They lived in the USA for 10 years.

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could is sometimes the past of can
We can see the lake from our  hotel window. (You are on holiday now.)

We could see the lake from our hotel window. (About a holiday in the past)

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could is also for general ability
My grandmother could speak four languages.

She could ride a bike when she was three years old.

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For a specific situation in the past used was/were  + able to:

The fire spread through the country, but fortunately everybody was able to escape.
(Not: everybody could escape.)


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Peter was an excellent tennis player when he was younger. He could beat anyone.
James and Peter played tennis yesterday. Peter played well, but Mike was able to beat Peter.

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We use could + infinitive 


could see
could speak
could play 
could read
could come
With 'able to' use the correct form of 'be'

I was able to see
You were able to speak
He/she/it was able to play
We were able to read
They were able to come

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Exercises
Now do exercises 12 & 13 on page 70.

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When two things happen together:
She _________(watch) a film on Netflix, when her friend_________(phone).

They_________(arrive), when we __________
(have) dinner.

I _________ (see) her, when she __________ (shop).

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Tag questions:
You can’t play the piano, can you?

You can play the piano, can’t you?

She has got three sisters, hasn’t she?

She hasn’t got ten sisters, has she?

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But:
You found your watch, didn’t you?

You go on holiday next week, don’t you?

She didn’t see him, did she?

She doesn’t like sushi, does she?

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with ‘to be’, ‘to have (got)’, ‘can, could, will, would, might’ (modal verbs) use the same verb in tag
as in main clause: 

You can’t play the piano, can you?





with all other verbs use ‘do/don’t, does/doesn’t, did/didn’t’ in the tag:

You found your watch, didn’t you?



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