Question words + can and could

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

English class Grammar

Question words + can, could

Question words

I want to know the...

- person

- specific thing, object

- place, position

- time, occasion, moment

- reason, explanation

- choice, alternative

- way, manner, form

W/h words:

- who

- what

- where

- when

- why

- which

- how

Meaning:

- wie

- wat

- waar

- wanneer

- waarom

- welke

- hoe

Ask a wh-question using
one of the question words

Other examples

• Who (people): Who is the best wood worker in your company? 
• What (thing): What is your favourite food?
• Where (place): Where do you live?
•  When (time): When do the shops close?
• Why (reason): Why do you use that?
• Which (choice/alternative): Which day do you prefer for a meeting – today or tomorrow?
• How (way): How do you make a bench?

Kies een: who, what, where, when, why, which, how:
1. _____ did you have for dinner? - I had lasagne for dinner.

Fill in... who, what, where, when, why, which, how:
2. _______does your sister live? - My sister lives in the house over there.

Fill in... who, what, where, when, why, which, how:
3.__________ does the street festival take place? - The festival takes place on the first of August.

Fill in... who, what, where, when, why, which, how:
4.___________is the new hotel located? - The new hotel is near the seaside.

Fill in... who, what, where, when, why, which, how:
6.__________ do you take to work - I take the underground to work.

But... what if a choice was given?
7.__________do you take to work, the bus or the underground?

can, could, can't, couldn't

Om te zeggen dat iets kan of mag, gebruik je in het Engels can en could.  Om te zeggen dat iets juist niet kan of mag, gebruik je can't en couldn't 

Tell me what time it is here:
15:00

1. half three
2. three o'clock
3. fifteen hour
4. two o'clock

What time is it right now? Write down in words.

I ______ play tennis. I am very good at it.

1. I can
2. I can't
3. I could
4. I couldn't

You _____ borrow my pencil, I need it for the test.

1. You can
2. You can't
3. You could
4. You couldn't

I _____ read when I was four. I am very smart

1. I can
2. I can't
3. I could
4. I couldn't

I _____ sing in the choir when I was younger. I was too young

1. I can
2. I can't
3. I could
4. I couldn't

_____ you open the door for me?

1. Can
2. Could
3. Can't
4. Couldn't

It ______ be a cat. I see a tail.

1. can
2. can't
3. could
4. couldn't