Could, can, will be able to 1 Complete the sentences with affirmative and
negative forms of could, can and will be able to.
We can't
speak Russian, but we can
speak German
1 I
speak English ten years ago, but
now I can.
2. I
vote when I'm older.
3 Sorry,
help you now. I'm busy.
4. I
write my name when I was four
years old. My mum taught me.
5 People
go without food for a
long time!
6 Next Tuesday I'm going to have an operation
on my leg. 1
play football next
weekend.
7. I drive a car one day.
8 I spoke to him last week, but I
understand what he was saying.
9 I've been having lessons for six months, so
now I
play tennis very well.
10 I'm afraid that I
give you a lift to
the station tomorrow. You'll have to go
by bus

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Что такое Past Perfect Tense?

Время совершенное время) указывает на действие, которое или предшествовало другому действию в или завершилось до какого-либо определенного момента в времени. По понятным причинам его еще называют «пред

Проследите разницу между и «пред временем на следующем примере:

I was late. They had gone without me. (Я опоздал. Они ушли без меня.)

Как видите, в этих предложениях на английском языке используются разные временные формы, тогда как на русском – одинаковые. В первом Past Simple. Во втором Past perfect, т.к. действие предшествовало действию в первом предложении. → Они уже ушли без меня, до того, как я пришел.

совершенное время чаще всего встречается в повествованиях и преимущественно в сложных предложениях.

1. The doctor said, "The child is very ill. He must be taken to the hospital at once." 2. A man should help his parents when they become old. 3. There are no buses or taxis, so we have to walk. 4. Everybody should learn a foreign language. 5. We can't live without food and water. We must eat and drink. 6. I have to get up early tomorrow, so I must go to bed late tonight. 7. You can't drive a car at night without lights. 8. Man can't live by bread alone. 9. The matter is to be discussed in tomorrow's debate. 10. You shouldn't sit there in your wet clothes; you will catch cold it you do. 11. They needn't do all the exercises; it will be sufficient if they do four of them.