Can and Could

Can and could

ability in Present and past

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Can and Could

We use can to express posibility, ability, permission, offers in present time.

We use could to express possibility but not certain.

We use could to make statements about the past.

We use can't or can not to express that something is impossible.

We use could to make suggestions. Could is more formal than can.

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Can and could

Examples

It can be very cold in winter- Possibility

They could come by plane- Possibility

She could swim faster in the past- Ability in the past

You can easily get good grades in this test. Ability

Could I ask you a question- Permission

Than can't be true. Impossibility

Can I ask you a question, please? Permission

Could I have a the bill?- Request

You can go home now. Permission

Important information

Can and Could

• Using could suggests that the situation is less likely to happen than using can.
• Could is like the past of Can (ability)
• Could expresses a posibility that we really don't know is true.
• We usoe could for the second conditional.
• Hypothetical situations)

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Exercise

complete using Can or could

1.- MarySue _______ dance well when she was a child, now she's a professional dancer. 2.- The bear ________ be more in love with her baby. ( Hypothetical situation) 3.- Bastian ________ run fast, he feels pain in his right leg. 4.- Danna and her Mom________ believe what they were looking at. 5.- Fernanda __________ read long texts when she was 4 years old.

complete on your notebook.

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