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Transcript

Week 8

Can Could Be able to

LET'S GO!

CAN CAN'T CANNOT + VERB

Can is an auxiliary verb, a modal auxiliary verb. We use can to:

  • talk about possibility and ability
  • make requests
  • ask for or give permission

COULD COULDN'T COULD NOT + VERB

Could is an auxiliary verb, a modal auxiliary verb. We use could to:

  • talk about past ability
  • make requests

BE ABLE TO + VERB

IS / ARE / AM + ABLE TO

IS / ARE / AM + NOT + ABLE TO

We use "be able to" to use it instead of can and could.

  • to talk about ability

QUIZ TIME!

  1. We ____________ the mountains yesterday, but today we can't.
  2. Dennis _____________ the trumpet after four months of practice.
  3. Lisa _____________ her dress. She can wear it again.
  4. After 2 years in China, I _______________ speak quite fluently now.
  5. I _____________ swim now, so I will go to the pool!

PRACTICE!

Can you do the following things?

Prove it!

let's go!