unit 10 (Could you fly a kite?)
Pupil's book page 49 ex. 3 (listen again and tick)
Can/could
We use can and can't to talk about the ability in the present.
She can speak English. (+)
She can’t speak English.(-)
He can swim well.
He can’t swim well
They can run fast .
They can’t run fast
We make questions by putting the subject after can:
Can she speak English?
Can he swim well?
Can they run fast?
could
. We use could to talk about past ability.
- I could swim when I was 5 years old.(+)
- I couldn’t swim when I was 5 years old.(-)
- My grandmother could speak 2 languages.
- My grandmother couldn’t speak 2 languages We make questions by putting the subject after could
Could you swim when you were 5 years old?
Could your grandmother speak 2 languages?