Question

2. Complete the sentences with Could or Couldn't:
a) When I was young,
play the guitar: it was too difficult for me!
b) Her grandmother was bilingual: She
speak both English and Spanish.
c) Yesterday, Peter
do that exercises alone. So, he called me for help.
d) In 1950, people
use mobile phone.
e) When his mother was young, she
skate but she can't do it any longer.​

Answer 1

Resposta:

a) When I was young, I couln't play the guitar: it was too difficult for me!

b) Her grandmother was bilingual: She could speak both English and Spanish.

c) Yesterday, Peter couln't do that exercises alone. So, he called me for help.

d) In 1950, people couln't use mobile phone.

e) When his mother was young, she could skate but she can't do it any longer.

Explicação:

Could é a forma mais educado e também passado de can, significa "poderia/podia/conseguia/conseguiria (às vezes pode ser "saber", todas as formas de traduzir dependem do contexto e de como melhor se encaixa)". Couln't é a negativa de Could, então por isso é "não poderia/podia/etc".

Tradução das frases:

a) Quando eu era jovem, não sabia tocar violão: era muito difícil para mim!

b) A avó dela era bilíngue: falava inglês e espanhol.

c) Ontem o Peter não conseguia fazer aquele exercício sozinho. Então, ele me ligou pedindo ajuda.

d) Em 1950, as pessoas não podiam usar o celular.

e) Quando a mãe dele era jovem, ela conseguia andar de skate, mas não pode mais.