Wählen Sie aus verschiedenen Englisch Lehrkräften für ...
Sofiia
Can you help me? Which of the options is correct? Or are they both OK?
1) The policeman said I must come with him.
The policeman said I had to come with him.
2) She can read well before starting school.
She could read well before starting school.
30. Okt. 2023 11:30
Antworten · 3
2
For 1, both are possible. Second is more common and could be ambiguous. (Use ‘had’ if finished in the past. Using ‘had’ or ‘have’ is possible if it’s the present. ‘Have’ is better then if not otherwise clear from context.)
For 2, you can use ‘can’ as follows:
She can read well even though she hasn’t started school yet.
Saying ‘starting school’ doesn’t sound right if it hasn’t happened.
30. Oktober 2023
2
1. Yes, or go with him.
2. Could is better if she has already started school. If she hasn't started yet, then can.
30. Oktober 2023
1
All four sentences are correct.
The first two mean the same thing.
The third and fourth have very different meanings.
#3: She is not in school yet. She can learn to read well now before she starts school.
#4: She is in school now. She knew how to read well before she started school.
30. Oktober 2023
Haben Sie noch keine Antworten gefunden?
Geben Sie Ihre Fragen ein und lassen Sie sich von Muttersprachlern helfen!
Sofiia
Sprachfähigkeiten
Englisch, Deutsch, Ukrainisch
Lernsprache
Englisch, Deutsch
Artikel, die Ihnen gefallen könnten

English Vocabulary for Using Microsoft Office at Work
2 positive Bewertungen · 0 Kommentare

How to Answer “How Was Your Weekend?” Naturally in English
47 positive Bewertungen · 29 Kommentare

Why Some Jokes Don’t Translate: Understanding Humor in English
15 positive Bewertungen · 6 Kommentare
Weitere Artikel
