Los Modales (1)

Poder (can, can’t, could, couldn’t

En Inglés usamos can/can’t en el presente y could/couldn’t en el

pasado para expresar la capacidad de hacer cosas, es decir, lo que
podemos o sabemos hacer.

He can run 100 metres in 12 seconds. El puede correr 100 metros …

I couldn’t speak English when I was little. Yo no sabía hablar …

Ejercicio 1 Haz preguntas y respuestas sobre los dibujos, utilizando

can y can’t.

1. A: Can she play tennis ?

B: Yes, she can .
A: Can she play the violin ?
B: No, she can’t. She can play tennis
but she can’t play the violin .

2. A: ___________________________?
B: Yes, ____________.
A: ___________________________?
B No, _______________________
but ______________________.

3. A: ___________________________?
B: Yes, ____________.
A: ___________________________?
B No, _______________________
but ______________________.
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 4. A: ___________________________?
B: Yes, ____________.
A: ___________________________?
B No, _______________________
but ______________________.

Ejercicio2 Haz frases sobra la fabulosa familia Plum utilizando could.

1. Mr Plum / speak / 10 languages when he / be / 20

__Mr Plum could speak 10 languages when he was 20.___________
2. Simon Plum / drink / 10 litres of orange juice a day when he / be / 5
____________________________________________________
3. Mrs Plum / swim / 10 kilometres when she / be / 21
____________________________________________________
4. Gransmother Plum / dance / all evening when she / be / 60
____________________________________________________
5. Joan Plum / ride / a bike when she / be / 2
____________________________________________________

Ejercicio 3 Completa las frases con can, can’t o couldn’t y los verbos
entre paréntesis.

1. You don’t have to shout. I __can hear___ (hear) you very well.
2. I ________________ (watch) that programme last night because I had
to go out.
3. He ________________ (play) last week because he was injured.
4. He eats in restaurants all the time because he ________________
(cook).
5. I ________________ (give) you a lift1 in my car because it isn’t working
at the moment.
6. I didn’t have a good seat in the theatre, so I ________________ (see)
the stage2 very well.
7. John doesn’t need a calculator. He ________________ (do) very difficult
sums in his head.
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Give a lift: llevar
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Stage: escenario

Ejercicios extraídos de la Gramática Oxford ESO.