********************* * Can/could * ********************* Utilizare: "can" Poate Fi Folosit:

********************* * CAN/COULD * ********************* Utilizare: "CAN" poate fi folosit: 1.Pentru a exprima o abilitate mental� prezent� sau viitoare: My sister can speak three foreign languages. 2.Pentru aexprima aspectul continuu al verbelor de perceptie(to hear, to see): I can hear that noise now. 3.Pentru a exprima permisiunea : Can I borrow your umbrella? 4.Pentru a exprima posibilitatea �n anumite circumstante: If my cousins come to my village, we can swim. 5.Pentru a exprima imposibilitatea.In acest caz "can" poate fi urmat de prezent sau de un timp treut: Can Jane make such a mistake? 6.Pentru a exprima o cerere politicoas�: Can we call later? "COULD" poate fi folosit: 1.Pentru a exprima o abilitate mental� sau fizic� trecut�: When she was young, she could skate very well. In acest context "can/could" pot fi �nlocuite cu "to be able to": We are able to understand him very well. Dar c�nd are �ntelesul de a se descurca, a reusi trebuie folosit neap�rat "to be able to ": I am sure that, if you are attentive,you are able to do such a difficult exercise. Pentru forma negativ� ambele forme pot fi folosite: I don't know why William could not/was not able to finish that book. 2.Pentru a exprima prezentul conditional: You could get there in time if you took a taxi.

3.Pentru a exprima o cerere politicoas�: Could you show me the way to the railway station? 4.Pentru a exprima ceva disp�rut, care nu mai este �n zilele noastre: Before World War II such cars could often be seen in the streets. 5.Pentru a exprima o posibilitate din trecut ce depindea de anumite circumstante: At the seaside we could buy a lot of souvenirs. 6.Pentru a exprima o permisiune trecut�: As we had all our papers in order, we could pass through the customs very rapidly.