Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Grammar #8: Modals of ability (due Monday)

What is something that you could do in your country but you can't do here?


What is something that you couldn't do in your country but you can do here?

40 comments:

  1. 1) I can eat many traditional foods of my country, but I cannot eat my favourite traditional foods here.

    2) I can shop many different brands in here such as Forever21, H&M, but I cannot shop like that in my country.

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  2. 1.I could drink befor 18 in China, but I can't do it right here.
    2.I couldn't have a very good education in China, but I can have a good education in the U.S..

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  3. There is nothing i can do in my country i can't do here.
    Women in my country cannot drive a car,but here thay can

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  4. in my country i used to have a time for fun. i can travel, i can go to the parties but i cannot work and study in the some time.
    in contrast , here i can work and study but i cannot have a time for a fun

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    1. try again (remember to use COULD for the past of CAN)

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  5. What is something that you could do in your country but you can't do here?
    I could drink beer at the park at the seaside with my friends, but here in Houston I can't do it.

    What is something that you couldn't do in your country but you can do here?
    I couldn't go to the park to relax because there is no park near the city like we have here in Houston.

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  6. In my country, I can live with my family, but i could not live here.

    In my country, i cannot go to houston community college, but in united states i could .

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  7. What is something that you could do in your country but you can't do here?
    I could walk with alcoholic beverages on the street, and I can not here.
    What is something that you couldn't do in your country but you can do here?
    In my country I couldn't speak english, but I can do it in this country.

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  8. In my country i could do many things like hang out and travel with my familly specialy with my mom but here i cannot.
    2-in my country i could not work many hours but here you can work many hours .

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  9. 1. I could go everywhere I like by my bike in my country but I can't do it here.
    2. I couldn't speak English all day but I can do it here.

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  10. 1-I could hang my clothes on the laundry rack on the balcony in my hometown, but i cant do it here.
    2-I couldn't give a clock to people as a gift in my hometown, but i can do it here.(Because clock sounds same as 'end' in mandarin, which means 'death')

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  11. I could walk outside at midnight, but I can't here.
    I can speak English all day here, but I couldn't in my country.

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  12. 1.In my country I could eat foods from my country but here I couldn't eat food from my country because it is not here.
    2. in my country I couldn't pay house, electricity, and foods by my own, my parents were taking care of this. But here I could do all of this by myself because I'm not living with them anymore.

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  13. 1. I could drive my car in Mexico but now in USA I can not.
    2. In my city I couldn't take buses with air conditioner but now in USA I can.

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  14. 1. I could go to movies with my friends every weekend, but now I cannot go, because I have to work.
    2. I couldn't shop online because I didn't have a credit card, now I can do it.

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  15. I could be with my friends all the time in my county and go out with them ,but now i am far from them.I can stay home over here with out nobody, i could not do that in my country

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  16. 1. When I was in my country I could spend more time in my hobbies,and now I cannot have free time to enjoy my hobbies.
    2. In United States I could speak English, and I couldn't in my country.

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    1. 1. you cannot have free time or you don't have free time?

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  17. 1. In my country I could work in my real job, but here in united state I can't because i need validate my degree.
    2.In chile I couldn't have good soccer field for play soccer , but in United State I can play soccer in good condition field

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  18. 1. I could eat durian in my country, but now I cannot eat it here.
    2. I couldn't eat Mexican food in my country, but now I can eat it here.

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  19. When I was back home, I could spend time with my niece and nephew, but I cannot spend time with anymore, since we are so far from each other.

    In my country I couldn't have a part time job while in college, and I can work as a part time here.

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  20. I can not be by myself in my country because I always with my friends.Over here I can be alone because i don't have enough friends .

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