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: 12 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 il 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.) her. le