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Uso de could y should

Write what the modal are expressing.

Past ability- no ability in the past- possibility- suggestion- permission

a) Could I use the jacket? _Permission__________


b) When I was 10, I could swim. ___Past Ability________
c) You shouldn’t stay up that late. Tomorrow you work.
____Suggestion______
d) The meeting should be at ten. At eleven I can’t. ___suggestion, possibility
e) My brother couldn’t speak at the age of 1. He could speak at the age of 2.
No ability in the past – Past ability
f) When I was 10, I could speak French. Now I can speak French and
English. Past ability- ability
g) You can go the party but you should be at home before 2 am. Permission,
suggestion
h) Could I say something, please? Permission
i) Today it is sunny. If tomorrow is sunny, we could go fishing. Possibility
j) In the past I couldn’t sing. I could sing at the age of 20. No ability in the
past - possibility
k) You should pay attention in class. Strong suggestion
l) Could I ask you something? Permission
m) Your t-shirt should be blue. It is the uniform. Suggestion
n) In the past women couldn’t vote. Prohibition

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