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ПОМОГИТЕ ПОЖАЛУЙСТА ДАМ 50 БАЛЛОВ АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫК 8 КЛАСС

What do can and could express in each sentence?

1 We can watch the new show on TV. (suggestion)
2 It was cold last Saturday so we couldn't go on a picnic. ( )
3 Can I go camping with my friends at the weekend? ( )
4 If you are not feeling well, you could stay at home. ( )
5 Could you shut the window, please? ( )
6 Could I speak to you for a moment, please? ( )
7 Can you call Greg and tell him I'll be late? ( ) ​

Answer 1

Ответ:

1. We can watch the new show on TV. (suggestion)

• Can in this sentence expresses the ability or permission to watch the new show on TV, suggesting that it's a viable option.

2. It was cold last Saturday, so we couldn't go on a picnic. (past inability)

• Couldn't in this sentence expresses the inability to go on a picnic last Saturday due to the cold weather.

3. Can I go camping with my friends at the weekend? (request for permission)

• Can in this sentence is used to seek permission to go camping with friends at the weekend.

4. If you are not feeling well, you could stay at home. (conditional possibility)

• Could in this sentence expresses a conditional possibility or suggestion that staying at home is one of the options if not feeling well.

5. Could you shut the window, please? (polite request)

• Could in this sentence is used to make a polite request for the action of shutting the window.

6. Could I speak to you for a moment, please? (polite request)

• Could in this sentence is also used to make a polite request to speak to someone for a moment.

7. Can you call Greg and tell him I'll be late? (request for ability)

• Can in this sentence is used to ask about the ability to call Greg and convey a message about being late.