can, would and could

7/30/2019 Can, Would and Could

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Can, Would andCould.

Much, many, a lot of


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Can significa sabersolo en el sentido

de tener habilidad para hacer algoque se ha aprendido;

"CAN" means to know only inthe sense of having the abilityto do something that islearned;

You can lift the bag. Puedes levantar el costal

She can understand quickly. Ella puede entender rpido

They can forget things. Ellos pueden olvidar las cosas

Example;;


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El verbo CANsolo tiene dos formas,

una para el presente y otra para elpasado. Una es PODER y la otra SABER

1. To do something : (poder hacer algo)

- I can't open this bottle - No puedo abrir esta botella.- This car can reach 220kmh. Este coche puede llegar a220km por hora.

2. Learn to do something: (saber hacer algo)

- I can swim S nadar.- I cant speak French No s hablar Francs.- Can you dance Tango? Sabes bailar Tango?

The verb CAN has only two

forms, for the present and

the other for the past. One is

power and the other know.


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Question

- Can you buy me a drink?

- Can I ask you something?

-Can you come please?

Can you go to the store?

-Puedes comprarme unabebida?

- Puedo preguntarte algo?

- Puedes venir por favor?

- Puedes ir a la tienda?


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COULD

Como pasado de can, could se traduce alespaol por pretrito indefinido o pretrito

imperfecto.

As past can, Could

be translated into

Spanish for preterite or

imperfect.

She couldnt phone you.

He could play the piano.

No te pudo llamar.

Saba tocar el piano.

Could: PODRACould not: NO PUEDE o NO PODA


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Polite questions: (preguntas corteses)

Could you do me a favor? / Podras hacerme unfavor?

Can I borrow your machine? / Podra

prestarme su mquina?


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WOULD

The modal verb "would" (past of "will")is used together with the infinitive "to

like" to express offers and invitations:

example:

El verbo modal "would" (pasado

de "will") se utiliza acompaado

del infinitivo "to like" para expresarofrecimientos e invitaciones:

Would you like a cup

of coffee?

Te gustara una taza

de caf ?

Would you like tocome with us?

Te gustara venir connosotros ?

Would he like a pieceof cake?

Le gustara un trozode pastel ?


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We use "much" with non count

nouns and "many" with count nouns.

I ate too manyapples.Me com demasiadas manzanas.

How manytreesdid you plantthis weekend?

Cuntos rboles se le planta de estefin de semana?

Many

Much and Many

Much

I don't have muchmoney.

I don't know how muchwaterI drank.

No tengo mucho dinero

No s cunto agua quetomaba.

A lot ofWe use a lot of with non count nouns and plural count nouns.

That dog has a lot offleas. / Ese perro tiene muchas pulgas.


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Hey, hey you

I found myself againThat's why you're goneI cando better, I can do better

You're so full of itIcan't stand the way you act

I just can't comprehendI don't think that you can handle it

I'm way over, over it

I will drink as muchlemoncello as I canAnd I'll do again and again

I don't really care what you have to sayCause you know, you know you're

nothingI'm so sick)

I'm sick of your shuuh, don't denyYou're a waste of time

I'm sick of your shuuh, don't ask why

Uh, yeah you knowI didn't give a damn what you say to meI don't really care what you think of me

Cause either way you're gonna thinkwhat you believe

There's nothing you could say thatwould hurt me

I'm better off without you anyway

I thought itwouldbe hard but I'm OKI don't need you if you're gonna be that

wayBecause with me, it's all or nothing

I'm sick of this shuuh, don't denyYou're a waste of time

I'm sick of this shuuh, don't ask why

hate you nowSo go away from meYou're gone, so long

I cando better, I cando better

Avril Lavigne : I Can Do Better


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I cando better, I can do betterHey, hey you

I found myself againThat's why you're gone

I can do better, I cando better

What'd you sayI told you so

You know that

Cause I always knowGet out ta my faceHey hey

You're not my tasteHey hey

I am so

Sick of youYou're on my nerves

I want to pukeGet out ta my faceHey hey

You're not my tasteHey hey

Hey heyHey hey


Ican do better, I cando betterHey, hey you

I found myself againThat's why you're gone

I cando better, I cando better


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Complete the sentences with COULD, CAN and WOULD.

1-He can't play tennis very well now, but he

___________ fairly well when he was

younger.

4-She can't run very fast now, but whenshe was in school she ________ faster

than anyone else.

2-Ask Ann about your problem. She should

________help you.

3-My grandmother________sit in herroom all day in a bad mood

can, would and could

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