Unit 5 lesson 1

I could do a lot at your age

I could play soccer when I was child.

I could walk under the table when I was three.

Needful words Could- чаддаг байсан

Can- чаддаг

At- нд, д

Ability- авъяас чадвар

Was/were- сан4

Example 1. Sarah could do gymnastic when she was six. -Sarah зургаатайдаа гимнастик хийж чаддаг

байсан.

2. Naran has passed his driving test, now he can drive a car.

-Наран жолооныхоо шалгалтаа давчихсан, одоо тэр машин барьж чаддаг.

3. Tom couldn’t smoke cigarette at school. -Tom сургуульд байхдаа тамхи татаж чаддаггүй

байсан

Grammar Grammar:PresentWe use can to talk about present or ‘general’

ability. Look! I can do it! I can do it!I can read Italian, but I can’t speak it.PastWe use could for ‘general ability’ — to say that

we could do something at any time, whenever we wanted. (Was/were able to is also possible.)

She could read when she was four. My father could speak ten languages.

Exercise-1 1) Last week we……………… swimming, this week we can't. (can/to go) 2) If you try hard, you………… your examinations. (can/to pass) 3) When I was five, I…………. . (not/can/to swim) 4) Dennis…………. the trumpet after four months. (can/to play) 5) Luke has passed his driving test, now he…………. a car. (can/to drive) 6) For three weeks I…………. to him on the phone. (not/can/to speak) 7) They were so busy, they………….. me a text message. (not/can/to

write) 

Show answer 1) Last week we could go swimming, this week we can't.  2) If you try hard, you can pass your examinations.  3) When I was five, I could not swim.  4) Dennis could play the trumpet after four months.  5) Luke has passed his driving test, now he can drive a car.  6) For three weeks I could not speak to him on the phone.  7) They were so busy, they could not write me a text message. 

Exercise-2 (question form and short answer)

1. Could you do gymnastics when you were a child?

- No, I couldn’t. (Yes, I could)

2. Could you play football when you were six?- Yes, I could. (No, I couldn’t.)

Exercise-3

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