Hello again!Look at these sentences:
I can cook.
They could play chess.
Mary can't speak Japanese.
You couldn't record a CD.
It can rain tomorrow.
Could your grandfather read?
We use can and can't to talk about present abilities and possibilities. We use could and couldn't to talk about past abilities and possibilities. Can't is pronounced /ka:nt/. When can is in the middle of the sentence it is pronounced /kan/ but when it is at the end of the sentence it is pronounced /kaen/. On the other hand, could is pronounced /kud/ and couldn't /'kudant/.
¡Hola otra vez!
Observa estas frases:
I can cook. (Sé cocinar)
They could play chess. (Sabían jugar al ajedrez)
Mary can't speak Japanese. (María no sabe hablar japonés)
You couldn't record a CD. (No sabíais grabar un compact disc)
It can rain tomorrow. (Mañana puede llover)
¡Hola otra vez!Observa estas frases:
I can cook. (Sé cocinar)
They could play chess. (Sabían jugar al ajedrez)
Mary can't speak Japanese. (María no sabe hablar japonés)
You couldn't record a CD. (No sabíais grabar un compact disc)
It can rain tomorrow. (Mañana puede llover)
Could your grandfather read? (¿Tu abuelo sabía leer?)
Usamos can y can't para hablar sobre habilidad y posibilidad en el presente. Usamos could y couldn't para hablar de la habilidad y la posibilidad en el pasado. Can't se pronuncia /ka:nt/. Cuando can está en medio de la oración se pronuncia /kan/ pero cuando está al final se pronuncia /kaen/. Por otra parte, could se pronuncia /kud/ y couldn't /'kudant/.
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