can - can't / could - couldn't

can - can't / could - couldn't

by Islam Osman

​Ø CAN- shows ability in the present

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​Examples:

* I can play football.

​* Mona can take very interesting pictures now.

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​Ø COULD- shows the ability in the  past

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​Examples:

* I could play football when I was in school.

​* Mona could take very interesting pictures last year.

​Form:

​Can / Could + V (inf)

​Negation:

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​* I can not (can't) play tennis.

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​* She could not (couldn't) swim when she was three.

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​Yes/No question:

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​* Can he draw a picture?

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​* Could he use a computer when he was five?

​Wh question:

​* What can you do?

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​* What could you do when you were a child?

Demonstrative Pronouns:

singular (This/That)

​Plural (These/Those)

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​This / That = It

​These / Those = They