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General truths - ‘could’

16/23
Recursos

Could es un verbo modal que se lo utiliza en las siguientes situaciones:

  • Verdades generales en el pasado: expresan hechos que eran ciertos o sucesos que siempre sucedían.
  • Acciones frecuentes: se refiere a un evento o actividad que es constante o habitual; ocurre con frecuencia en el pasado o en el presente.

Aunque se pueda utilizar could en acciones frecuentes en el presente, lo más correcto es utilizar el verbo modal can.

Ejemplos utilizando could

  • When I was a kid, I could play soccer all the weekends with my friends. (general truth in the past)
  • Sometimes, when I’m hungry, I could get a little bit angry. (frequent occurrence in the present)
  • 10 years ago, after taking my university classes, on Fridays I could go and have a drink with my friends. (frequent occurrence in the past)

Practiquemos el uso de could

Completa los espacios en blanco utilizando could o can donde sea correcto.

  1. When I was living in Japan, I ____ go to some excellent restaurants and try new food.
  2. Last year, we ____ go and visit my brother every Saturday. Now we can’t because he’s living abroad.
  3. If you want to get better from that headache, you ____ take this aspirin. My doctor always recommends it.
  4. When the neighbors are noisy, we ____ get annoyed and call the police.
  5. I used to study Italian some years ago. I ____ speak very fluently but now I can’t because I haven’t practiced it.

Respuestas

  1. could
  2. could
  3. can
  4. could
  5. could

Ejercicio de writing

Escribe tres oraciones utilizando could sobre verdades generales en el pasado o acciones frecuentes. ¡Comparte tu trabajo en la sección de aportes!

Contribución creada por Andrés Guano.

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