Could / Couldn't (A1)

استخدم could + الفعل المجرّد لشيء كنت قادرًا على فعله في الماضي. ولا تضع to بعد could: I could swim، لا I could to swim.

could + الفعل المجرّد

When Amina was five, she could swim.
Hiroshi could ride a bike at six.
I could read when I was four.
Not "She could to swim." — say "She could swim.". لا تضع to بين could والفعل.
جرّب بنفسك: Yasmin: Was Mateo good at sports? Lani: Yes, he ___ soccer very well at ten. أكمل كلام Lani. (could play / could to play / could playing) الإجابة: could play — Yasmin تسأل بـ Was، وat ten مضى، فهذه قدرة في الماضي. وبعد could يأتي الفعل مجرّدًا — بلا to وبلا -ing.

could لا تتغيّر أبدًا. فمع he وshe وit تُستخدم could أيضًا، والفعل بعدها بلا -s.

I could speak English.
She could speak English.
They could speak English.
Not "She could speaks English." — say "She could speak English.". حتى مع she، يبقى الفعل مجرّدًا، ولا تقل أبدًا could speaks.
جرّب بنفسك: Ethan: Was Sofia good at languages? Camila: Yes, she ___ two languages at ten. أكمل كلام Camila. (could speak / could speaks / coulds speak) الإجابة: could speak — Could لا تتغيّر أبدًا، والفعل بعدها لا يأخذ -s أبدًا، حتى مع she. ولا توجد كلمة "coulds" أصلًا.

لشيء لم تكن قادرًا على فعله، استخدم couldn't + الفعل المجرّد. (couldn't = could not.)

She couldn't find her keys.
I couldn't swim when I was three.
They couldn't come yesterday.
Not "She couldn't found her keys." — say "She couldn't find her keys.". بعد couldn't يأتي الفعل مجرّدًا: find، لا found.
جرّب بنفسك: Camila: Why were you outside so long? Hiroshi: It was dark. I ___ the number on the door. أكمل كلام Hiroshi. (couldn't see / couldn't saw / don't see) الإجابة: couldn't see — يقول Hiroshi It was dark، فهو يتحدث عن لحظة مضت. وبعد couldn't يأتي الفعل مجرّدًا — see، لا saw — أما don't see فعن الآن.

لتسأل، ضع Could قبل الشخص، ثم الفعل المجرّد.

Could you swim at five?
Could she speak French?
What could you do?
Not "Did you could swim?" — say "Could you swim?". في السؤال تأتي Could أولًا، ولا تحتاج إلى 'did'.
جرّب بنفسك: Matilda: ___ you cook when you were young? Lars: Only eggs! أكمل سؤال Matilda. (Could / Did could / Were) الإجابة: Could — When you were young تضع هذا في الماضي، وفي سؤال عن الماضي تأتي Could قبل الشخص — ولا تضع did قبلها.

لنجمع كل شيء: بعد could لا يتغيّر الفعل أبدًا — بلا to، وبلا -ing، وبلا -s، ولا يأتي في صيغة الماضي أبدًا.

She could cook at twelve.
We could walk to school.
They could read music.
Not "She could cooked at twelve." — say "She could cook at twelve.". بعد could لا يتغيّر الفعل أبدًا — لا -ed، ولا -ing، ولا -s.
جرّب بنفسك: Sofia: Were you a fast child? Lani: Very! I ___ all the way home when I was five. أكمل كلام Lani. (could run / could ran / could to run) الإجابة: could run — Sofia تسأل بـ Were، وLani تقول when I was five، فهذا ماضٍ. وبعد could لا يتغيّر الفعل أبدًا: run، لا ran، وبلا to.

أنت تعرف could للقدرة في الماضي. وCould you...? أيضًا طريقة مهذّبة لتطلب شيئًا الآن.

Could you help me, please?
Could you open the window?
Could you say that again?
جرّب بنفسك: Matilda: Could you take this bag? My hands are full. Ethan: ___ اختر ما يقوله Ethan. (Of course. Here, give it to me. / Yes, I could. I was strong then. / No, I couldn't find it.) الإجابة: Of course. Here, give it to me. — يدا Matilda مشغولتان الآن، فهي تطلب المساعدة، لا تسأل عن الماضي. والجواب عمّا كان Ethan يستطيع فعله في ذلك الوقت، أو عن إيجاد شيء، لا يناسب هنا.

خطأ	صحيح	السبب
She could to swim.	She could swim.	لا تضع to بين could والفعل.
She could speaks English.	She could speak English.	حتى مع she، يبقى الفعل مجرّدًا، ولا تقل أبدًا could speaks.
She couldn't found her keys.	She couldn't find her keys.	بعد couldn't يأتي الفعل مجرّدًا: find، لا found.
Did you could swim?	Could you swim?	في السؤال تأتي Could أولًا، ولا تحتاج إلى 'did'.
She could cooked at twelve.	She could cook at twelve.	بعد could لا يتغيّر الفعل أبدًا — لا -ed، ولا -ing، ولا -s.