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M+H2 can, could, to be able to & to be allowed to
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Middelbare school
mavo, havo, vwo
Leerjaar 2
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Welcome!
Please have a seat, take out your materials and put your bag on the floor
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Lesson plan
Grammar time!
Practise
DIY
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Storytime
I came across this video and I thought it was quite funny
Question: is it grammatically
correct?
Can you think of any other
reason why you would use
the word "can"?
--> To ask permisson
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Can, could, to be able to & to be allowed to
The English language knows a few verbs that we, in Dutch, would use for situations where we would say: “(zou) kunnen” or “(zou) mogen”
These are:
Can + hele werkwoord
Could + hele werkwoord
To be able to + hele werkwoord
To be allowed to + hele werkwoord
To be = am, is, are (present) or was, were (past)
Slide 4 - Slide
The categories
Before we get started, we need to know that there are three different categories:
(Zou) kunnen
(Zou) mogen
Een beleefde vraag stellen
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(Zou) kunnen
To say something is possible we use: can or could
It can become very hot in Africa (
probable
).
It could become very hot tomorrow (
possible
).
When something is impossible, we use:
can’t / cannot
couldn’t / could not
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(Zou kunnen)
If we have the ability, the skill or the possibility to do something we use can, could or to be able to.
Can is used in the present simple.
Could is used in both the present simple and the past simple.
To be able to can be used in all verb tenses.
I can help you.
I could be of assistance.
Luckily, we could help them with their homework.
Tim was able to get us tickets!
If we
don't
have the ability, the skill or the possibility to do something, we use:
can’t / cannot, couldn’t / could not or to be unable to.
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(Zou) mogen
To indicate whether we have permission to do something, we use
can, could or to be allowed to.
Mum says I can stay until midnight.
Mum said I could stay until midnight.
Were you allowed to stay over at Jeremy’s house?
To say that you don't have permission, we use:
can’t / cannot, couldn’t / could not or to be not allowed to.
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Een beleefde vraag stellen
To ask a (very) polite question, we use can or could
Often in combination with the word "please"
Can is the least polite, could is more polite
Can I have some tea, please?
Could I have some tea, please?
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Complete the gaps with a form of can, could, to be able to or to be allowed to.
___ you please pass me that book over there?
When he was young he ___ dance all night long.
___ you speak Chinese?
You ___ at least come with us and meet our new neighbour, don't you think?
She ___ drive but she takes the bus to go to work.
Nowadays, people ___ travel very easily all over Europe.
___ you please let me know your answer by the end of the week?
Children ___ bring their teddy bears to school.
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KEY
Could
you please pass me that book over there?
When he was young he
could
dance all night long.
Can
you speak Chinese?
You
could
at least come with us and meet our new neighbour, don't you think?
She
can
drive but she takes the bus to go to work.
Nowadays, people
are able to
travel very easily all over Europe.
Could
you please let me know your answer by the end of the week?
Children
are allowed to
bring
their teddy bears to school.
Slide 11 - Slide
DIY 2L
Do exercises 5+6+7
In your book
Pages 109+110+111
Individually
Slide 12 - Slide
DIY 2F
Do exercises 7+8+9
In your book
Pages 107+109
Individually
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