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 |
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Could I swim when I was seven? |
Yes, I could. |
No, I couldn't. |
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Could you walk when you were two? |
Yes, you could. |
No, you couldn't. |
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Could he ski when he was thirty? |
Yes, he could. |
No, he couldn't. |
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Could she type at twenty two? |
Yes, she could. |
No, she couldn't. |
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Could we surf when we were twenty? |
Yes. we could. |
No, we couldn't. |
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Could you skate at sixty six? |
Yes, you could. |
No, you couldn’t. |
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When they bought a food processor could they chop and slice and mix? |
Yes, they could. |
No, they couldn't. |
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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.