UNIT 25 scan and could
PTD
He can play the piano.
M@ can + infinitive (can do/can play/can come etc.):
positive and negative question
do do?
1/we/you/they can play can I/we /you/ they | play?
he/she /it can't (cannot)) | come he/she /it come?
see z see?
Wi can do something. = 1 know how to do it or if is possible for me to do it:
~Tcan play the piano, My brother can play the piano too
~ Ann can speak Italian but she can’t speak Spanish.
~'Can you swim?’ ‘Yes, but not very well.’
~ ‘Can you change twenty pounds?’ ‘I'm sorry I can't.’
~ Bill and Jenny can't come to the party next week.
Mi In the past (yesterday /last week etc.) 0)
(do)
(do) —» could
"t (do) > couldn
~ When I was young, I could run very fast.
~ Before she came to Britain, she couldn't speak English. Now she can speak
English very well.
~ I was tired last night but I couldn't sleep.
~ Bill and Jenny couldn't come to the party last week.
We
use Can you ...? or Could you ...? when we ask people to do things:
~ ‘Can (or Could) you open the door, please?" “Yes, sure.’
~ Can (or Could) you tell me the time, please?
We
use Can I....? when we ask if it is okay to do something:
~ ‘Tom, can I take your umbrella?” ‘Yes, of course."
— (on the phone) Hello. Can I speak to Gary, please?
We use Can I have ...? to ask for something:
= (ina shop) Can I have these postcards, please?UNIT 25 Exercises as
25.1 Ask someone if he or she can do these things:
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25.2 Complete these sentences. Use can or can't + one of these verbs:
sonte” find hear see speak
1 I'm sorry, but we ...can’t come. to your party next Saturday.
2 She got the job because she .. five languages.
3 You are speaking very quietly. see YOU,
4 Have you seen my bag? I vit,
5 1 like this hotel room. You ... the mountains from the window.
25.3 Complete these sentences. Use can’t or couldn't + one of these verbs:
eat go go see sleep understand
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1 was tired but 1 ¢oul
2 She spoke very quickly.
3 His eyes are not very good. “very well.
41 wasn't hungry yesterday. I .. sven MY dinner.
5 He to the concert next Saturday. He's working.
6 He ... ... fo the meeting last week. He was ill.
25.4 What do you say in these situations? Use Can you ...?/Could you ...2/Can I ...?
1 (You are carrying a lot of things. You want me to open the door for you.)
You say to me: .Can.you.open the door (for.me), please. sees .?
2 (We are having dinner. You want me to pass the. salt.)
You say to me: ..... se
3 (You want me to turn off the radio.)
4 (You want to borrow my pen.) se
5 (You are in my house, You want to use my phone.)
6 (You want me to give you my address.)
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