Study some information about negative sentences and questions with 'can/could'.
Щоб побудувати заперечне речення з can (could), необхідно дотримуватись наступного порядку слів:
subject \(+\) can (could) \(+\) not \(+\) Verb in the \(1\)st form (without 'to') \(+\) other parts of the sentence.
Також можна вживати скорочені заперечні форми:
cannot \(=\) can't
(заперечення з can пишеться разом);
could not \(=\) couldn't.
We couldn't (could not) find a place to sit.
They can't (cannot) solve this problem now.
Щоб побудувати загальне та спеціальне питання, дотримуйтесь наступного порядку слів.
General question
Can (Could) \(+\) subject \(+\) Verb in the \(1\)st form (without 'to') \(+\) other parts of the sentence?
Special question
Question word (when, how, what....) \(+\) can (could) \(+\) subject \(+\) Verb in the \(1\)st form (without 'to') \(+\) other parts of the sentence?
Can you help me?
Could you work when you were \(18\)?
What can I do for you?
How could he help you in that situation?
Джерела:
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