مدونة التربية و التعليم في الجزائر – دروس، فروض، نتائج امتحانات مدونة التربية والتعليم في الجزائر | تحضير الدروس، فروض واختبارات، نتائج البكالوريا وBEM، مسابقات التوظيف، والتوجيه المدرسي للطلاب وأولياء الأمور.
Ability with Can and Could
Present Ability: Can
Subject + can + base verb
Ex: I can speak Arabic and English.
Negative: I cannot (can’t) swim.
Question: Can you play the guitar?
Past Ability: Could
Subject + could + base verb
Ex: I could run fast when I was young.
Negative: I could not (couldn’t) read until I was 6.
Question: Could you ride a bike when you were 5?
Be able to
“Be able to” can replace “can” and “could” in all tenses.
Present: I am able to help you.
Past: I was able to finish my work.
Future: I will be able to come.
Exercises
1. I ___ (can/could) swim very well. (present)
2. When I was young, I ___ (can/could) climb trees.
3. Make a question: she / can / dance? → ___
See Modal Verbs and Past Simple.
📍 دروس مشابهة
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