Could/Couldn’t= a putea

[cud/cudănt]

 Folosim Could/Couldn’t pentru a vorbi despre abilitate si posibilitate in trecut.

Eg. In the 16th century, you could sail across the Atlantic, but you couldn’t fly.

(In secolul al 16-lea, puteam sa navigam peste Atlantic, dar nu puteam sa zburam.)

! Could=puteam

Couldn’t=nu puteam (could not)

 Could/couldn’t sunt urmate de verb la infinitiv (forma de baza a verbului, fara nicio terminatie)
 La prezent se foloseste verbul can.