SPORTS (CAN, COULD, BE ABLE TO)

​“El sedentarismo, un problema de salud que debemos combatir con la actividad física”

​Session 1: Sports

​We can use can and can't to talk about abilities in the present.

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I can swim.

They can speak English.

He can't ride a bike.

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Use the infinitive without to after can and can't.

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I can swim.

You can run fast.

She can ride a bike.

We can't speak Japanese.

They can't play the guitar.

​For questions, change the order of can and the person.

Can you swim?

Yes, I can.

Can she play the piano?

No, she can't.

What languages can you speak?

We can use could and couldn't to talk about abilities in the past.

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I could swim when I was four.

She couldn't ride a bike when she was three.

He could walk when he was two.

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​Use the infinitive without to after could and couldn't.

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I couldn't run when I was a baby.

My mum couldn't swim when she was a child.

We could read when we were five.

They couldn't speak English before they went to school.

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Could you play chess last year?

Yes, I could.

Could your dad drive a car when he was young?

No, he couldn't.

What could you do when you were four?

​I am able to drive a car.

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​She is able to speak English.

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​I was able to drive a car 5 years ago.

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​She was able to speak English, when she was at school.

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​I will de able to drive a car in some months.

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​She will be able to speak English in some years.

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