Modal verbs: Can & Could

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

WELCOME TO TODAY'S CLASS

Today's plan: 

- Goals

- Short explanation of when to use can and could

- Test Yourself!

- Exercise

        GOALS

- At the end of this lesson you know when to use can and could.

- At the end of this lesson you can use can or could in a sentence.

He ... run very fast when he was a child.

1. can
2. could

She ... sing very well

1. can
2. could

My mother is an amazing cook. She ... cook fantastic meals.

1. can
2. could

Rob used to be a great runner. He ... run a marathon in an hour.

1. can
2. could

betekent 'kunnen', 'mogen' of 'mogelijk zijn'. Je kunt het alleen gebruiken in de present simple. 

kun je gebruiken in de betekenis 'zou kunnen' / 'zou mogen', of in de verleden tijd met als betekenis 'konden / mochten'

can

could

can't 

couldn't 

Her car is broken, but she ... fix it herself

1. can
2. could

I ... go out tonight, but I am not really enthusiastic yet.

1. can
2. could

Extra uitleg nodig?

No worries! Watch this video where they explain it again.

If you don't need it, you can go to the next slide :)

A FUN EXERCISE

What: You are going to pair up for this exercise. Make your own can / could questions, so that you can ask those to your fellow student. Make sure you can DO the exercise. For example: Can you spin around five times and walk in a straight line afterwards? Yes, I can.

How: Call each other via Skype or Whatsapp, make sure your camera is on. 

Help: You can help each other or use the previous slides / your book. 

Time:
Outcome: You can make correct sentences using can and could

Done?: Find someone else to work with and think of new sentences / 

or make the following assignment: 

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/modal-verbs-of-ability-exercise-1.html 

Share your best /
favourite sentence here!