Could

Grammar rhymes - Joanna Zaranska 1997

Could

Wluit could they do?

AFFIRMATIVE

I could swim when I was seven.

You could walk when you were Iwo.

He could ski when he was thirty.

She could type at twenty two.

We could surf when we were twenty.

You could skate at sixty six.

When they bought a food processor

they could chop and slice and mix.

QUESTIONS

SHORT ANSWERS

Could I swim when I was seven?

Yes, I could.

No, I couldn't.

Could you walk when you were two?

Yes, you could.

No, you couldn't.

Could he ski when he was thirty?

Yes, he could.

No, he couldn't.

Could she type at twenty two?

Yes, she could.

No, she couldn't.

Could we surf when we were twenty?

Yes. we could.

No, we couldn't.

Could you skate at sixty six?

Yes, you could.

No, you couldn’t.

When they bought a food processor could they chop and slice and mix?

Yes, they could.

No, they couldn't.





NEGATIVE

I could not swim when I was seven.

I couldn't swim when I was seven.

You could not walk when you were two.

You couldn't walk when you were two.

He could not ski when he was thirty.

He couldn't ski when he was thirty.

She could not type at twenty two.

She couldn't type at twenty two.

We could not surf when we were twenty.

We couldn't surf when we were twenty.

You could not skate al sixty six.

You couldn't skate at sixty six.

When they bought a food processor they could not chop or slice or mix.

When they bought a food processor they couldn't chop or slice or mix.

Remember!

COULD — это форма прошедшего времени глагола CAN. COULD, как и CAN — особый глагол. В вопросительных предложениях COULD “перепрыгивает” на место перед подлежащим, напр.:

Не could swim. Could he swim?

Отрицательную форму образуем, ставя NOT после COULD, напр.:

Не could swim. Не could not/couldn't swim.