Past Modals of Ability - English Grammar Lessons
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- čas přidán 9. 06. 2024
- Do you know when to use "could" and "couldn't" in past English sentences and questions? See these modals in context in positive and negative sentences, questions, and short answers. This video includes a practice exercise at the end. Happy studying!
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:58 Sentence Pattern
1:22 Positive Sentences
1:55 Negative Sentences
2:30 Questions
3:22 Practice
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when I was younger, I could run fast"
In this case, it sounds like I used to be able to run fast , but now I can't run fast. Does it right? Or it can also mean that I could when I was young ,but that doesn't mean I can't run fast now. I am still a little confusied about this.
That's a great question, and you're correct that there are two possible meanings. "When I was younger, I could run fast" can simply mean that the speaker had that ability in the past and is not commenting on their ability in the present. Maybe the speaker can still run fast, or maybe they can't run anymore-we don't know. As you guessed, this type of sentence is also used to compare past ability with the present, so "When I was younger, I could run fast" can also imply that the speaker can't run fast anymore. However, to make that second meaning clear, there would likely be some additional information, such as "When I was younger, I could run fast, but I can't run nowadays because it makes my knees hurt." Hope that helps!
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@@danghoang3731 Sure! They have a similar meaning, but the focus/emphasis is a bit different. "I never played football" focuses on the past, so this means you never played football in your youth, but maybe you do now-we don't know for sure. "I never play football" refers to the present, so this means you don't play football nowadays, but maybe you did in the past-again, we don't know for sure. If you want to say that you never played football at any time in your entire life, use the present perfect verb tense. "I've never played football" (or "I have never played football") clearly means you didn't play in the past and you don't play now. Happy studying!
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