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Expressing Ability= can & could

Bryan López

Created on May 16, 2021

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Expressing Ability

Modal Auxiliaries

Present and Future Ability

can

[ kæn ]

I He She It They We You

can + verb

I can play the piano.

He can play very well.

They can help tomorrow.

Negative

can not= can't

can't

[ kænt ]

She can't play the guitar.

Past Ability

could

[ kʊd ]

I He She It They We You

could + verb

The cat could play all day long.

Negative

could not= couldn't

couldn't

[ ˈkʊd·ənt ]

They couldn't speak very well.

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