could voor vroeger en voor vragen
could for the past and for asking
De regel
could is de verleden tijd van can — wat u kon: When I was ten I could swim. Het is ook de beleefde manier om te vragen: Could you help me? Het werkwoord erna is kaal.
could + plain verb · could not + plain verb · Could you …? (a polite request)
Voorbeelden
When I was ten I could swim very well.
Toen ik tien was, kon ik heel goed zwemmen.
Could you help me with this form?
Zou u me met dit formulier kunnen helpen?
I could not find a parking space.
Ik kon geen parkeerplaats vinden.
Could I have the bill, please?
Mag ik de rekening, alstublieft?
Veelgemaakte fouten
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Fout: Could you to open the window?
Goed: Could you open the window?
Na could komt nooit to.
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Fout: I did not could come.
Goed: I could not come.
could maakt zijn eigen ontkenning en gebruikt geen did.
Oefenvragen
Probeer elke vraag eerst zelf en open dan „Toon antwoord” voor de oplossing en de reden.
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1Vul het gat in.
_____ you say that again, please?
- Do
- Did
- Are
- Could
Toon antwoord
Antwoord: D Could you say that again, please?
Een beleefd verzoek krijgt Could.
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2Vul het gat in.
I _____ not open the door with that key.
- could
- did
- was
- do
Toon antwoord
Antwoord: A I could not open the door with that key.
Vroeger niet kunnen krijgt could not.
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3Vul het gat in.
Could I _____ your pen for a moment?
- to borrow
- borrowed
- borrowing
- borrow
Toon antwoord
Antwoord: D Could I borrow your pen for a moment?
Geen to na could.
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4Vul het gat in.
She _____ read before she started school.
- could
- can
- did
- was
Toon antwoord
Antwoord: A She could read before she started school.
Vroeger kunnen krijgt could.
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5Vul het gat in.
_____ you tell me where the station is?
- Have
- Should
- Could
- Must
Toon antwoord
Antwoord: C Could you tell me where the station is?
Een beleefd verzoek krijgt Could.
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6Kies de juiste zin.
- Could you closing the window, please?
- Could you to close the window, please?
- Do you could close the window, please?
- Could you close the window, please?
Toon antwoord
Antwoord: D Could you close the window, please?
could + basisvorm.
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7Kies de juiste zin.
- We did not could hear the announcement.
- We could not heard the announcement.
- We could not hear the announcement.
- We not could hear the announcement.
Toon antwoord
Antwoord: C We could not hear the announcement.
could not + basisvorm, en geen did.
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8Deze zin klopt niet. Kies de verbetering.
Welke zin is fout?
- He could to drive at eighteen.
- He could ride a bike at six.
- She could drive at eighteen.
- He could drive at eighteen.
Toon antwoord
Antwoord: A He could to drive at eighteen.
Geen to na could.
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9Deze zin klopt niet. Kies de verbetering.
Welke zin is fout?
- Could he come earlier?
- Could she come earlier?
- Could they come earlier?
- Could she came earlier?
Toon antwoord
Antwoord: D Could she came earlier?
Na could is het werkwoord kaal.
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10Zet de woorden in de juiste volgorde.
Could you spell that for me
Toon antwoord
Antwoord: Could you spell that for me?
Could, onderwerp, basisvorm.
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