Verbul modal Could In Gramatica Engleza

Situatii Cand Folosim Could In Conversatie In Engleza

Verbul modal Could este folosit destul de des in limba Engleza pentru a adauga politete in exprimare dar si ca forma de trecut a lui Can cand este vorba de abilitate.

Cand folosim verbul modal Could?

In filmuletul de mai jos, poti gasi cele mai importante situatii cand folosim Could, in intrebari dar si in propozitii afirmative si negative.

Could este un verb modal folosit ca forma de trecut a lui Can dar si pentru a exprima cereri politicoase in intrebari.

Can este verb modal auxiliar folosit in forma de baza a infinitivului. Forma de trecut a lui Can este Could.

Atat Can cat si Could au aceeasi forma pentru toate persoanele. Nu isi schimba forma, indiferent de persoana sau persoanele care fac actiunea.

• He can/could speak very fast if he wants/wanted. Poate/ar putea vorbi foarte repede daca vrea/ar vrea.

Can are forma doar pentru prezent.

Can poate fi folosit doar la timpul prezent. Pentru viitor sau Prezent Perfect, nu folosim Can.

Folosim un inlocuitor al sau care are acelasi sens. este vorba despre To be able to.
Exemplu de propozitie cand folosim ”To be able to” la viitor, in locul lui Can:

• I will be able to solve this problem later. Voi putea rezolva aceasta problema mai tarziu.

La negativ, folosim negatia cu will care poate fi won’t.

• You will not be able to find the answer in this book. Nu vei putea gasi raspunsul in aceasta carte.

Forma de negativ a lui Can este Cannot sau forma scurta, contrasa: Can’t.

• I can do something. Pot sa fac ceva.
• I can swim long distances. Pot sa inot pe distante lungi.

Verbul modal Could – Past Tense

Forma de trecut a lui Can este Could. Astfel, Could poate fi folosit pentru a exprima abilitatea in trecut.

Could pentru a exprima abilitatea in trecut

• I could swim long distances when I was younger. Puteam inota cand eram tanar/a.
• She could solve really difficult Math problems when she was only 7 years old. Putea rezolva probleme dificile de matematica cand avea doar 7 ani.

Pot spune acelasi lucru, folosind forma: to be able to:

• I was able to swim long distances when I was younger. Puteam/eram capabil sa inot pe distante lungi cand eram tanar.
• She was able to solve really difficult Math problems when she was only 7 years old.

Abilitate la Present Perfect

To be able to este important atat pentru viitor cat si pentru Present perfect.

Could poate fi folosit doar la trecut pentru a exprima trecutul.Ex.

• I have been able to swim since I was seven yearls old. It’s true. I learned to swim when I was 7. Stiu sa inot de cand aveam 7 ani. Am invatat sa inot la varsta de 7 ani.

Abilitate cu actiuni specifice in trecut

Putem folosi doar be able to cand vrem sa exprimam abilitate cu actiuni care sunt specifice, particulare nu actiuni cu sens general.

• The traffic was really bad but we were able to get to school in time. Traficul a fost rau dar am putut sa ajungem la scoala la timp.
  The traffic was really bad but we managed to get to school in time. Traficul a fost rau dar am reusit sa ajungem la scoala la timp.

Folosim to be able to when cand vorbim despre un anumit moment in trecut nu in general si doar in propoziti afirmative.

In propozitii negative putem folosi atat could cat si to be able to la trecut in general si momente specifice.

La negativ, nu are importanta pe care dintre ele le folosim. Putem folosi atat Could cat si Was able to

• The traffic was really bad and we could not get to school in time.
• The traffic was really bad and we were not able to get to school in time.

Polite request

Poti folosi Could pentru a cere sau permisiunea politicos. Poti oferi permisiunea folosind Could – verb modal.

• Could I ask you for your pen? Ti-as putea cere pixul?
• Could you speak more slowly? Ai putea vorbi mai rar?

Poti adauga Please, la inceputul sau la sfarsitul propozitiei pentru o exprimare cat mai politicoasa.

• Could you speak more slowly, please? Ati/ai putea vorbi mai rar, va/te rog?

Verbul modal Could la conditional

Pentru a exprima conditia, folosim Could cand are sens de abilitate sau permisiune

• I couldn’t help you even if I wanted to. Nu te-as putea ajuta nici daca as vrea.

Inseamna:

I don’t want to help you and even if I wanted I still couldn’t help you. Nu vreau sa te ajut dar chiar daca as vrea nu te-as putea ajuta.

Putem spune acelasi lucru, folosin:

• I wouldn’t be able to help you even if I wanted to. Nu as putea sa te ajut nici daca as vrea.
• You could get make more money if you had a better business. Ai putea face mai multi bani daca ai avea o afacere mai buna.

Inseamna ca nu faci destui bani dar ai putea.

Folosind Could, in loc de would, putem exprima conditia, folosim trecut in propozitia secundara (dupa if).

• If you worked harder you could get better results. Daca ai munci mai mult ai obtine rezultate mai bune.

Putem folosi would in loc de could aici. IPentru a exprima posibilitatea, folosim could.

Sugestia

Poti exprima sugestii folosind verbul modal Could

• You have been a good employee in this company. You could ask for raise. Ai fost un bun angajat in aceasta firma. Ai putea cere o marire de salariu.
• You could try to drink green tea instead of coffee. It contains many antioxidants and less caffeine. Ai putea sa bei ceai verde in loc de cafea. Contine multi antioxidanti si mai putina cafeina.

Posibilitatea

Putem exprima posibilitatea si pastra nota de politete in acelasi timp. We can also express possibility by saying

• I could be wrong but in my opinion, there a downturn in sales at the moment. As putea sa ma insel dar dupa parerea mea exista o scadere in vanzari in acest moment.

Folosim Could pentru a exprima politetea..

Verbul modal Could +have +past participle

• I could have been an actor. As fi putut sa fiu actor.

Ceva s-a  intamplat si nu am devenit actor. Inseamna ca am devenit altceva.

Folosim could +have + participiu trecut pentru a arata ca are legatura cu trecutul. Nu mai poti schimba nimic.

Capacitatea  abilitatea in prezent

Poti spune cuiva ca ar pute sa faca ceva, are o calitate.

• You could write a book on healthy nutrition. Ai putea sa scrii o carte despre nutritie sanatoasa.