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Can and Be Able To
Can and Be Able To
Can and Be Able To
1/ Chúng ta sử dụng can (do) để chỉ một việc gì đó là khả dĩ hay một người nào đó có khả năng làm một việc gì đó. Thể phủ
định là can’t (can not).
Be able to có thể được sử dụng thay thế cho can, nhưng can thì thường gặp hơn.
Nhưng can chỉ có hai thể: can (hiện tại) và could (quá khứ).
Vì vậy đôi khi bạn phải sử dụng be able to:
- I haven’t been able to sleep recently.
gần đây tôi bị mất ngủ. (Can không có thì hiện tại hoàn thành)
Could là quá khứ của can. Chúng ta sử dụng could đặc biệt với nhứng động từ sau: See, hear, smell, taste, feel,
remember,understand
- She spoke in a low voice but I could understand what she was saying.
Cô ta nói giọng nhỏ nhưng tôi có thể hiểu được cô ây đang nói cái gì.
Chúng ta cũng dùng could để chỉ người nào có khả năng làm việc gì đó:
Nhưng nếu bạn muốn nói rằng người ta đang tìm cách xoay sở làm một việc gì đó trong một hoàn cảnh đặc thù và việc đó có
khả năng xảy ra thì bạn phải sử dụng was / were able to (không phải could)
- The fire spread through the building very quickly everyone was able to escape.
Ngọn lửa lan khắp toà nhà rất nhanh nhưng mọi người đều tìm cách thoát thân được. (không nói “could)
- They didn’t want to come with us at first but in the end we were able to persuade them.
Thoạt đầu họ không muốn đến với chúng tôi nhưng cuối cùng chúng tôi đã tìm cách thuyết phục được họ. ( không dùng “could )
- But once be had a difficult game against Alf. Alf played very well but in the end Jack was able to beat him. (= he managed to beat
him in this particular game).
Nhưng có một lần anh ta có cuộc đấu rất căng thẳng với Alf. Alf chơi rất hay nhưng cuối cùng Jack đã có thể đánh bại được anh ta.
(= Anh ta đã tìm cách đánh bại được Alf trong cuộc thi đấu đặc biệt)
Ta có thể sử dụng thể phủ định couldn’t trong mọi trường hợp:
Tag-questions
1. You have heard about that,.....................? 25.He didn’t wake up this morning,............................?
2. Nam did the work well,.........................?
3. He didn’t have to speak to me,.....................? 26.Baird didn’t produce the first TV picture before
4. He won’t fall down,.............................? 1920,............................?
5. You would’t like the window open,..................?
6. He used to beat his wife,............................? 27.There are many interesting programs
7. She came very late,..................? tonight,........................?
8. Come and see me tomorrow,.................?
9. I’d better go,....................?
10.There’s an examination tomorrow,.......................?
II.
11.You can’t play tennis today,...........................?
1) Linh didn’t feel confident in her favorite clothes,
12.She’s been studying English for two _______________?
years,....................? 2) The two cities are not the same in some ways,
_______________?
13.Your brother doesn’t like watching TV,...................? 3) Her listening isn’t excellent, _______________?
4) Maryam couldn’t stay for longer time,
14.Let’s listen to the radio,...................................? _______________?
5) My sister has to make this room tidy,
15.Mary is reading a book in her room,.....................? _______________?
6) This poet has mentioned the ao dai in poems,
16.His parents won’t buy him a new game,.................? _______________?
7) Lan used to walk past the mosque on her way to
17.You’ve just used the computer,.................................? primary school, _________?
8) Nobody wrote poems yesterday, _______________?
18.Turn off the television,............................? 9) There are many religions in Malasia,
_______________?
19.I’m late for the party,.........................? 10) His children may swim, _______________?
11) Nam and Binh have to study harder,
20.They never go to the theatre,................?
_______________?
12) Women to day often prefer to wear modern clothing at
21.His mother is very proud of him,...............?
work, ____________?
22.The lift isn’t working today,......................? 13) The Parkers had a picnic on the river bank,
_______________?
23.Nothing could be done,..................................? 14) Our teachers have taken inspiration from some
minorities, ______________?
24.Everybody is here,..............................? 15) Everything was OK, _______________?
16) Oh, hurry up, _______________?
17) Hung and I can eat those cakes, _______________?
18) You won’t be late, _______________?
19) Ba’s village lies near the foot of the moutain,
_______________?
20) Daisy has seen that films several times,
_______________?
21) Let’s forget unhappy things, _______________?
22) Her daughter doesn’t spend time surfing the web,
_______________?
23) Those men never worked on a farm,
_______________?
24) People of different ages like this magazine,
_______________?
25) I am wearing wrong shoes, _______________?
26) Interactive TV is available now, _______________?
27) He did not miss the train, _______________?
28) Someone feels tired after the trip, _______________?
29) Hanh and you like living in a dormitory on campus,
_______________?
30) Their son doesn’t have much time on computer,
_______________?
III.
She isn’t a teacher, ……………………? You did not talk to Nam last night, ………………….?
You aren’t Mr. Jonathan, ………………..? You have not traveled around Europe, …………………?
He wasn’t able to do this difficult exercise, …………….? We shall not give them a way, ……………………………
They weren’t responsible for the problems,…………….? I am not late, ………………...?
Daisy and Jack cannot speak four languages, I am allowed to do this legally, ………………..?
…………………?
Mary has not been in Paris for years, ………………? Mary did not go to Moscow last week, …………………….
They don’t have a good view of the village from the top She does not make a tour of Vietnam every year,
of the hill, ………………? …………………………?
You had not been a teacher before 2002, …………..? Peter does not do her homework very well, ………………?
Nam and Ngân will not come here in time, ………….? She doesn’t have a very good-looking face, ………………
They do not do their morning exercise every day, David and Alice do not go camping every summer,
……………………..? …………………………………?
They have a child, ………………………? They have a child, …………………………?
He has a book, ……………………….? He has a book, ………………………….?
You had many cars, ………………………? You had many cars, ……………………………….?
1. Lan enjoys watching television after dinner,-------'