Educación Secundaria para Personas Adultas 2módulo - aulAragon

INGLÉS
COULD, is sometimes the past tense of CAN, but it also has other uses:
• It is used to express possibility: James could go to prison for stealing the money
• It is used to express past ability: I could ski quite well when I was 8
• It is used to ask for permission (more formal than CAN): Could I use your mobile to phone my husband?
IMPORTANT ⇒
• CAN and COULD are both modal verbs.
They only have one form (CAN / COULD). They don't change from first, to second to third person
like other verbs.
They are always followed by an infintive without TO
Julia could run ten miles when she was younger
They can't use the mobile at school
Can I go to the toilet?
Could I have something to drink?
Choose the right option
Complete the sentences with the right form of CAN or COULD
1. Last week we __________________________ go skiing, but this week we __________________________
2. Alex __________________________ do his homework when the television is on
3. Good morning Mr Hill, __________________________ I use your computer to print this document?
4. Mum, __________________________ I go to the concert on Saturday?
5. Simon passed his driving test last month, but he __________________________ drive a car
6. Her mobile was broken and she __________________________ send me an SMS
7. I __________________________ swim when I was five
8. My son __________________________ play tennis now
9. __________________________ he understand what you told him?
SHOULD
We use SHOULD:
• to give advice:
John goes to bed very late ↑ He should go to bed earlier
Smoking is bad for you ↑ You shouldn’t smoke so much
• to make recommendations:
The film is really good ↑ You should go and see it
IMPORTANT ⇒
• SHOULD is a modal verb
It only has one form (SHOULD). It doesn'tchange from first, to second, to third person like other
verbs.
It is always followed by an infinitve without TO
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