Could and Couldn't - PDF
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This document provides examples and explanations of how to use the modal verbs 'could' and 'couldn't' in the past tense. It explains how to form questions using these verbs and gives examples to illustrate situations where one would use them.
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MODALS – 'COULD' AND 'COULDN'T' We can use could and couldn't to talk about abilities in the past. I could swim when I was four. She couldn't ride a bike when she was three. He could walk when he was two. Use: Use the infinitive without to after could and couldn't. I couldn't run when I was a b...
MODALS – 'COULD' AND 'COULDN'T' We can use could and couldn't to talk about abilities in the past. I could swim when I was four. She couldn't ride a bike when she was three. He could walk when he was two. Use: Use the infinitive without to after could and couldn't. I couldn't run when I was a baby. My mum couldn't swim when she was a child. We could read when we were five. They couldn't speak English before they went to school. For questions, change the order of could and the person. Could you play chess last year? Yes, I could. Could your dad drive a car when he was young? No, he couldn't. What could you do when you were four? BE GOOD AT
