Expressing Ability Inability
Sarah can speak French and English, but she can’t speak German
Can = be able to
I can do something = I know how to do it or I am able to do it
“can” isn’t a verb it’s called a modal verb/ Auxiliary verb
It’s used with verb base form to express ability in the present.
S + Can + V (b .f) ……..
He can play the piano well.
To say that you don’t know how to do something or you are unable to do it, use the negative form:”cannot” or “can’t”
For the past, we use the past form of can → could
Thomas young was a scientist who lived during the 18th century. He could speak 12 languages at the age of 12. = He was able to speak 12 languages at the age of 12
- Could=Was/ were able to
- Could expresses ability in the past
- Negative form: Could not/couldn’t expresses inability in the past
Reorder the words to get correct sentences:
1/-could/when/I/a kid/swim/was/I/well
2/-Chinese /He/ understand /can’t
3/-couldn’t/ tired /she/ sleep/, /was/but/she
1/-I could swim well when I was a kid
2/- He can’t understand Chinese
3/- She was tired, but she couldn’t sleep
1/-The American tennis player Roscoe Tanner could serve a ball at 225 Km / h
2 /-Sally can’t travel alone
3/-Bill Gates could write computer programs at the age of 13
4/-I couldn’t read when I was 2
1/-ability in the past
2/- inability in the present
3/- ability in the past
4/- inability in the past
Cliquer et glisser les réponses dans les cases correspondantes parmi les mots possibles ci-dessous
Istand on my head when I was a child, but Ido it now:
- Are you tired?
- Yes, Isleep last night
- I was feeling sick yesterday. I eat any thing
- Sarah is just 9 years old, but shespeak four language.
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- مجموع النقاط
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