COULD AND COULDN'T

COULD AND COULDN'T

Could es el pasado de can y utilizamos could and couldn't para expresar lo que ramos o no ramos capaces de hacer en el pasado.

Could is the past of can and we use could and couldn't to express what we were or weren't capable to do in the past.

COULD

EXAMPLES:

I could ride a bike when I was seven.Yo poda montar en bicicleta cuando tenia siete aos.He could speak Japanese when he was ten.l poda hablar Japons cuando tena diez aos.We could use the computer when we were six.Nosotros sabamos usar el ordenador cuando teniamos seis aos.

COULDN'T

EXAMPLES:

I couldn't go to cinema when I was two.Yo no poda ir al cine cuando yo tenia dos aos.She couldn't dance when she was one.Ella no saba bailar cuando ella tenia un ao.They couldn't whistle when they were four.Ellos no podan silbar cuando ellos tenan cuatro aos.

COULD IN INTERROGATIVE.

EXAMPLES:

Could you play computer game two years ago? No,I couldn't. Sabas tu jugar a los juegos del ordenador cuando tenas dos aos? No , yo no saba.Could you speak Spanish four years ago? Yes, I couldSabas tu hablar Espaol cuando tu tenas cuatro aos? SI, yo si saba

WARNING

Como could/couldn't es un verbo modal, permanece igual para todas las personas. Adems, no utiliza auxiliar en las formas interrogativas y negativas. Tampoco se le agrega to al verbo que le sigue.Ejemplo: Yo poda a escribir cuando yo tenia cuatro aos.

How could/couldn't is a modal verb, remains the same for all people. Also don't use auxiliary interrogative and negative forms. Neither is added to the verb that follows.Example: I could to write when I was four

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Mara Luisa Prez Ortigosa 2BMarta Guerra Snchez 2B