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can, could, be able to One of the functions of the can modal verb is to express ability. We can use the can if we decide now what we are going to do in the future.  I can have lunch with you tomorrow. /  Puedo comer contigo mañana . I can’t see you this weekend. /  No puedo verte esta fin de semana . Note: After the can we put the infinitive without ...  can play  tennis ...  can't go  tomorrow The complete negative form is written as a single word; can not. In other cases, to express skill in the future we use will be able to Do you think England will be able to win the World Cup one day? ( Piensas que Inglaterra pueda ganar el Mundial algun día? ) The past of can and can not by skill is could and could not When I was young I could drink 10 or 12 pints of lager in one night . (Cuando era joven, podía beber 10 o 12 pintas de cerveza en una sola noche.) The can and the could also be used to ask people to do something. can/could  you giv

The verb 'to have' has in Spanish the main meaning of 'having' and 'having'. It can also have other meanings, such as 'take'. We will know its proper translation depending on the meaning of the phrase. I have a new car   /   Tengo  un coche nuevo I have worked   /   He  trabajado I have coffee   /   Tomo  café  INFINITIVO PRETERITO PARTICIPIO to have haber, tener had hube, había, tuve, tenía had habido, tenido AFFIRMATIVE FORM NEGATIVE FORM INTERROGATIVE FORM I have (I've) I have not (I haven't) have I? he, tengo no he, no tengo ¿he?, ¿hengo? you have (you've) you have not (you haven't) have you? has, tienes no has, no tienes ¿has?, ¿tienes? he has (he's) he has not (he hasn't) has he? ha, tiene no ha, no tiene ¿ha?, ¿tiene? we have (we've) we have not (we haven't) have we? hemos, tenemos no hemos, no tenemos ¿hemos?, ¿tenemos? you have (you've) you have not (you haven't) have

As in Spanish, the passive voice is formed with the verb 'to be' and the past participle. They made this car in 1963.  (active)    This car  was made  in 1963.  (passive) The subject of a verb in passive corresponds to the object of a verb in active. Verb Tense Structure Example PRESENT SIMPLE am/are/is + pp Spanish  is spoken  here. PRESENT CONTINUOUS   am/are/is being + pp Your questions  are being  answered. FUTURE (WILL) will be + pp It’ ll be painted  by next week. FUTURE (GOING TO) am/are/is going to be + pp Terry  is going to be made  redundant next year. PAST SIMPLE was/were + pp We  were invited  to the party, but we didn’t go. PAST CONTINUOUS was/were being + pp The hotel room  was being cleaned  when we got back from shopping. PRESENT PERFECT have/has been + pp The President of America  has been shot . PAST PERFECT had been + pp When he got home he found that all of his money  had been stolen . FUTURE PERFECT will have been + pp Our baby  will