could explanation

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​El verbo modal could es un verbo modal porque debe ir siempre acompañado de otro verbo con significado propio y en modo infinitivo (sin to). Could es el pasado o la forma condicional de can y se traduciría como “podía” o “sabía”.

​ COULD

​USO DEL COULD

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​EXAMPLES

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​AFIRMATIVO

​- I COULD RIDE A BIKE WHEN I WAS SEVEN ( yo podía montar en bicicleta cuando tenía siete años )

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NEGATIVO

I COULDN'T RIDE A BIKE WHEN I WAS SEVEN ​

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INTERROGATIVO

COULD HE RIDE A BIKE WHEN HE WAS SEVEN ?​

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​EXAMPLES

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​AFIRMATIVO

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• WE COULD USE THE COMPUTER WHEN WE WERE SIX ( Nosotros sabíamos usar el ordenador cuando teníamos seis años

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NEGATIVO

WE COULDN'T USE THE COMPUTER WHEN WE WERE SIX

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INTERROGATIVO

COULD WE USE THE COMPUTER WHEN WE WERE SIX?