Apr 15, 2016

(UNIT 7) Can/Could

Sentences
Vocabulary
He can say 950 words.
Can : [Auxiliary verb] 가능 …할 수 있다
Say : [Verb] 말하다, …라고 (말) 하다
We can travel by bus or train.
Travel : [Verb] (특히 장거리를) 여행하다 [다니다/가다]
I can’t understand you.
Can’t : [Verb] cannot의 축약형
I cannot understand you.
He : [Pronoun] 그, 그 분 [녀석/남자] (앞에 언급되었거나 이미 정체가 알려진 남자나 동물 수컷을 가리킴)
Q: Can he speak about the past?
A: Yes, he can. (OR) No, He can’t.

I could run fast in high school.
Could : [Auxiliary verb]  can의 과거형
I couldn’t drive five years ago.
Could’t : could not의 단축형
I could not drive five years ago.

Q: Could you speak English last year?
A: Yes, I could. (OR) No, I couldn’t.

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