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Modali per possibilità: can/could
Modals for Possibility: can/could
Il uso - can /could
Usiamo
Abilities CAPACITÀ Possibilities POSSIBILITÀ Permissions PERMESSO
Grammatica - can /could
La
Il passato di
La
can + INFINITIVE can + INFINITO - I
can swim . cannot →can't - He
can't drive . - Past simple:
can →could - You
could go last year. could not →couldn't - People
couldn't fly 200 years ago.
Esempi - can
SUBJ. | ... | ||
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I | |||
You | |||
He | |||
She | |||
We | |||
They |
Esempi - can't
SUBJ. | ... | ||
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I | |||
You | |||
He | |||
She | |||
We | |||
They |
Esempi - could
SUBJ. | ... | TIME PHRASE | ||
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I | 50m | last year. | ||
You | them | 5 years ago. | ||
He | it | yesterday. | ||
She | 10km | last year. | ||
We | it | yesterday. | ||
They | here | 50 years ago. |
Esempi - couldn't
SUBJ. | ... | TIME PHRASE | ||
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I | well | before. | ||
You | them | last year. | ||
He | it | last week. | ||
She | at all | last month. | ||
We | it | yesterday. | ||
They | phones | 200 years ago. |
Grammatica - CAN : Domande Chiuse ➤ Yes /No
Con le domande chiuse (
Can /Could + SUBJECT + INFINITIVE ... ?Can /Could + SOGGETTO + INFINITO ... ?Yes, + SUBJECT + can . No, + SUBJECT + can't . Yes, + SUBJECT + could . No, + SUBJECT + couldn't .
Esempi - CAN : Domande Chiuse ➤ Yes /No
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swim well? | ➤ | |||||
sing well? | ➤ | |||||
help earlier? | ➤ | |||||
go earlier? | ➤ |
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