05 B-Review: Can / Can't, Could/ couldn't, Was/ were

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---------------------------------------*-------------------------------------- Can and can't have the same form in all persons. There is no do or does. Can is followed by the infinitive (without to).

Positive Examples I can speak French and Spanish. They can play tennis. He can play the piano. Negative Examples I can't hear you. She can't cook. You can't always get what you want. He can't work today. information question Examples What can he see? How far can she swim? When can you come? Where can I go to? You can go to a cafe' outside. What can you play? I can play soccer. How can he come here? He can come here on foot. Yes/No questions Short answers drive? Examples Can he play the guitar? Yes, he can. Can you ride a motorbike? No, I can't. Can they speak French? Yes, they can. --------------------------------------- * ---------------------------------- was/were

Was/Were is the past of am/is/are. Positive Examples We were poor but happy. It was sunny yesterday. He was always busy. They were in a meeting this morning. Negative Examples He wasn't at work last week. They weren't rich. We weren't at home yesterday. I wasn't born in London. Question Examples Where was she this morning? Where were they yesterday? How old were you when you could swim? Yes / no questions Short answers Examples Were you in England last year? Yes, I was. Was it cold yesterday? No, it wasn't. Was he good at drawing when he was young? Yes, he was. Were they at school yesterday? No, they weren't. was born I was born in 1980. NOT I am born Examples They were born in the 1980s. When was he born? What year were you born? She was born in City Hospital. --------------------------------- * ----------------------------- Could/couldn't

Could is the past of can. Could and couldn't have the same form in all persons. Could is followed by the infinitive (without to). Positive Examples He could play the piano when he was three. I could ride a bike when I was five. We could hear the music. Negative Examples They couldn't use the computer. He couldn't swim until he was three. I couldn't afford the car. Question Examples What instruments could he play when he was four? What languages could you speak when you were at school? Yes/No questions Short answers Examples Could you ski when you were five? Yes, I could. Could your teacher speak English when she was seven? No, she couldn't.