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2-unit 3 LIC. FCO CALDERÓN MAYO 2013
COULD/COULDN'T
Could / Couldn't son las formas
verbales en pasado de Can / Can't. Can es un verbo modal que
significa poder o saber. Pero en el caso de Could /Couldn't no sólo expresa
capacidades, posibilidades y habilidades, sino también en su forma
interrogativa es una forma cortés de preguntar.
Tiene la misma forma para todas las personas.
La
forma afirmativa tiene el siguiente patrón:
Sujeto + COULD + verbo (sin to).
Ejemplo: I could play the
guitar when I was small.
(Yo sabía tocar la guitarra cuando era pequeño.)
La forma negativa es así:
Sujeto +
COULDN'T + verbo (sin to).
Ejemplo: I couldn't listen
what you said.
(No pude escuchar lo que
dijiste.)
Y en la forma interrogativa ya sabes que hay que invertir el orden:
COULD +
Sujeto + verbo (sin to).
Ejemplo: Could you close
the door?
(¿Podrías cerrar la puerta?)
Si quieres aprender a diferenciar y usar esta forma verbal haz la siguiente actividad:
I.- Complete the sentences with the modals CAN, CAN'T, COULD, COULDN’T.
1. When Tom was 16, he was
a fast runner. He ______ run 200 metres in 22 seconds.
a) Can b) Could c)
Can’t d) Couldn’t
2. I'm afraid I ______ come
to your party next Saturday.
a) Can b)
Could c) Can’t
d) Couldn’t
3. I'm not in a hurry. I've got plenty of time. I _______ wait.
3. I'm not in a hurry. I've got plenty of time. I _______ wait.
a) Can b) Could
c) Can’t d)
Couldn’t
4. I was feeling terribly sick yesterday. I ________ eat anything.
4. I was feeling terribly sick yesterday. I ________ eat anything.
a) Can b)
Could c) Can’t
d) Couldn’t
5. Can you speak loudly, please? I _______ hear you very well.
5. Can you speak loudly, please? I _______ hear you very well.
a) Can b) Could
c) Can’t d)
Couldn’t
6. "You look exhausted." "Yes, I _________ sleep last night.
6. "You look exhausted." "Yes, I _________ sleep last night.
a) Can b) Could
c) Can’t d)
Couldn’t
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