Guia de gramatica inglesa
Modais para possibilidade: can/could
Modals for Possibility: can/could
Função - can /could
Usamos
Abilities CAPACIDADE Possibilities POSSIBILIDADE Permissions AUTORIZAÇÃO
Gramática - can /could
A
O passado de
A
can + INFINITIVE can + INFINITIVO - 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.
Exemplos - can
| SUBJ. | ... | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| I | |||
| You | |||
| He | |||
| She | |||
| We | |||
| They | |||
Exemplos - can't
| SUBJ. | ... | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| I | |||
| You | |||
| He | |||
| She | |||
| We | |||
| They | |||
Exemplos - could
| SUBJ. | ... | TIME PHRASE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 50m | last year. | ||
| You | them | 5 years ago. | ||
| He | it | yesterday. | ||
| She | 10km | last year. | ||
| We | it | yesterday. | ||
| They | here | 50 years ago. | ||
Exemplos - couldn't
| SUBJ. | ... | TIME PHRASE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | well | before. | ||
| You | them | last year. | ||
| He | it | last week. | ||
| She | at all | last month. | ||
| We | it | yesterday. | ||
| They | phones | 200 years ago. | ||
Gramática - CAN : Perguntas Fechadas ➤ Yes /No
Com perguntas fechadas (
Can /Could + SUBJECT + INFINITIVE ... ?Can /Could + SUJEITO + INFINITIVO ... ?Yes, + SUBJECT + can . No, + SUBJECT + can't . Yes, + SUBJECT + could . No, + SUBJECT + couldn't .
Exemplos - CAN : Perguntas Fechadas ➤ Yes /No
| ... | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| swim well? | ➤ | |||||
| sing well? | ➤ | |||||
| help earlier? | ➤ | |||||
| go earlier? | ➤ | |||||
| SÍMBOLOS/ABREVIAÇÕES | ||
|---|---|---|
| INF. |
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| N. |
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| S. |
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