CAN et COULD
CAN = capacité/présent | COULD = capacité/passé
Utilisation de base
Capacité :
I can swim
She could run fast when young
They can speak French
She could run fast when young
They can speak French
Permission :
You can go now
Could I borrow your pen?
Can we leave early?
Could I borrow your pen?
Can we leave early?
MAY et MIGHT
May = possibility (present)
Might = possibility (past)
May = formal permission
Might = less likely
Formes négatives et questions
Cannot/Cannot
Can I? / Could I?
May not / Might not
May I? / Might I?
Conseils & Astuces
CAN = capacité réelle, COULD = capacité passée ou hypothétique
MAY = possibilité plus probable que MIGHT
COULD/MIGHT pour des politesses plus formelles
MIGHT est plus incertain que MAY
Pas de "to" après les modaux
Erreurs Fréquentes
Erreur 1 :
"I can to swim" au lieu de "I can swim"
Erreur 2 :
Confondre MAY (permission) et CAN (capacité)
Erreur 3 :
"I could can do it" au lieu de "I can do it"
