Unit 3 can could to be allowed to to be able to

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Can, could, 
to be able to, to be allowed to

Reading exercise

3.4 reading exercise 3

You have 10 minutes

Done? 

3.4 reading exercise 5

What are we going to learn today?

- what do "can/could/to be able to/ to be allowed to" mean?

- When do you use them?

and now...

...what do you remember about the present perfect?

We use the present perfect to say that something has...

1. started in the present
2. started in the past and is not yet over
3. started and ended in the past
4. will start in the future

What was the spelling rule for the present perfect?

1. have/has + hele werkwoord
2. will + hele werkwoord
3. voltooid deelwoord + -ing
4. have/has + voltooid deelwoord

Which one is the present perfect?

1. I have decided
2. I had decided
3. He had decided
4. I did decide

He ____ (to live) in Rotterdam since 2008.

She _______ (to break) his leg so now he can't play soccer.

Can, could, to be able to, to be allowed to

Can/could/to be able to/to be allowed to                              om aan te geven dat je iets mag of kan.

Welke vorm gebruik je dan wanneer?

Can/can't

- Kunnen/mogen

- je kunt deze alleen gebruiken in de present simple

          Can you open this jar?

Could/couldn't

- zou kunnen

- verleden tijd van can

- beleefd vragen om hulp of toestemming

- je kunt deze alleen gebruiken in de present simple of past simple

           You could have said something. 
           Could you open the window for me please?

Can, could, to be able to, to be allowed to

to be able to

- Kunnen/in staat zijn om iets te doen

- alle werkwoordstijden gebruiken

         I will not be able to walk your dog tomorrow.

to be allowed to

- mogen of toestemming hebben

- alle werkwoordstijden gebruiken

         He wasn't allowed to date her

         You won't be allowed to stay out late. 

___________________betekent "kunnen" of "in staat zijn".                 

                     Je kunt alle werkwoordstijden gebruiken.

___________________betekent "mogen" of "toestemming krijgen".

                     Je kunt alle werkwoordstijden gebruiken.

___________________betekent "kunnen", "mogelijk" of "in staat zijn" 

                     Je kunt het alleen gebruiken in de present simple.  

___________________betekent "zou kunnen" of "zou mogen", of in 

                    de verleden tijd, met de betekenis "konden/mochten".

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could

to be able to

to be allowed to

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Can

Could

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isn't able to

couldn't

are allowed to

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be able to

be allowed to

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Homework

3.4 reading exercises 8, 10, 11, 12

3.5 writing exercises 1 and 2