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grammar lesson...the use of can and could
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![]() ![]() today i come up with a very cool grammar lesson that most of students have a great deal of trouble when dealing with it, which is the different use of can and could. i wish you find it useful :Possibility We use the modal can to make general statements about what is possible: It can be very cold in winter. (= It is sometimes very cold in winter) You can easily lose your way in the dark. (= People often lose their way in the dark) We use could as the past tense of can: It could be very cold in winter. (=Sometimes it was very cold in winter.) You could lose your way in the dark. (=People often lost their way in the dark) We use could to show that something is possible in the future, but not certain: If we don’t hurry we could be late. (=Perhaps/Maybe we will be late) We use could have to show that something is/was possible now or at some time in the past: It’s ten o’clock. They could have arrived now. They could have arrived hours ago. Impossibility We use the negative can’t or cannotto show that something is impossible: That can’t be true. You cannot be serious. We use couldn’t/could notto talk about the past: We knew it could not be true. He was obviously joking. He could not be serious. Ability: We use canto talk about someone’s skill or general abilities: She can speak several lang.uages. He can swim like a fish. They can’t dance very well. We use can to talk about the ability to do something at a given time in the present or future: You can make a lot of money if you are lucky. Help. I can’t breathe. They can run but they can’t hide. We use could to talk about past time: She could speak several l.anguages. They couldn’t dance very well. Permission: We use can to ask for permission to do something: Can I ask a question, please? Can we go home now? could is more formal and polite than can: Could I aska question please? Could we go home now? We use can to give permission: You can gohome now if you like. You can borrow my pen if you like. We use can to say that someone has permission to do something: We can go out whenever we want. Students can travel free. Instructions and requests: We use could you and as a polite way of telling or asking someone to do something: Could you takea message please? Could I have my bill please? can is less polite: Can you take a message please? Offers and invitations: We use can I … to make offers: Can I helpyou? Can I do that for you? We sometimes say I can ... or I could ... to make an offer: I can do that for you if you like. I can give you a lift to the station reference: "learningenglish.british council
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![]() I am sure that many of student will benefit from this lesson |
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![]() Salam alaikom The lesson is really of a great benefit .....thanks spy4me and may Allah bless you |
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