Could (not)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo
• Leerjaar 3

could/couldn't

Could / Couldn't

Could / couldn't gebruiken we om...

• een beleefde vraag te stellen;
• aan te geven dat iets mogelijk is.

Could / couldn't gebruiken we ook...

• voor iets dat iemand in het verleden kon.

Could / Couldn't

Een beleefde vraag stellen met could / couldn't:

• Could you open the window please?

Zou je alsjeblieft het raam open kunnen doen?

• Couldn't you ask Tim to do it instead?
• Zou je dit niet anders aan Tim kunnen vragen?

Could / Couldn't

Aangeven of iets mogelijk is met could / couldn't:

• Well, what he said could be true!

nou, wat hij zei zou waar kunnen zijn

• It couldn't  have been the dog, only the cat fits in here.

Het zou nooit de hond kunnen zijn, alleen de kat past hierin.

Could / Couldn't: bevestigend 

Hoe maken we een bevestigende zin met could / couldn't?

I could speak French, (but not anymore.)

I could walk when I was less than a year old.

couldn't staat tussen het onderwerp en het werkwoord

Couldn't / Couldn't: vragend

Hoe maken we een vragende zin met could / couldn't?

Could you (please) make some tea for our guests?

Couldn't you send the picture to me?

could / couldn't staat vooraan de zin

Couldn't / Couldn't: negatief

Hoe maken we een vragende zin met could / couldn't?

I couldn't ride a bike, (but now I can!)

(I was feeling terribly ill yesterday,) I couldn't eat anything.

couldn't staat tussen het onderwerp en het werkwoord

Could / Couldn't

Praten over iets wat iemand in het verleden kon

• I could play the piano when I was younger.

Ik kon de piano spelen toen ik jonger was

When I was seven, I _____________speak English. ✔

1. could
2. couldn't

Maria _________ ride a bicycle when she was five, now she can.

1. could
2. couldn't

Complete the sentence. Choose: could or couldn't

_______ you stop doing that? It's annoying!

Complete the sentence. Choose: could or couldn't
He _________ have done this. He was with me the whole time!

Write the sentences correctlty

1. She her visit Grandma could
2.  the They play in park could.
3. eat of a lot food We could
4. could a in movie You watch the cinema.
5. They a drive red could car.
6. You buy shoes could
7. run The in the park dog could

Schrijf de vorige zinnen in negatieve vorm

1. She couldn't visit her grandma
2. They couldn't play in the park
3. We couldn't eat a lot of food
4. You couldn't watch a movie in the cinema
5. They couldn't drive a red car
6. You couldn't buy shoes
7. The dog couldn't run in the park