They couldn't find a place to park.

Couldn't

A2
Unit 16
2 m
Lesson 3

Lessons

They couldn't find a place to park.

  • Intro

    We use 'couldn't' when something was impossible in the past.

  • Mów teraz

    She couldn't find her keys this morning.

  • Mów teraz

    He couldn't come to the party because he was sick.

  • Mów teraz

    They couldn't find a place to park.

  • Powtórz ze słuchu

    ___ ________ ____ ___ ____ ____ _______.

  • Powtórz ze słuchu

    __ ________ ____ __ ___ _____ _______ __ ___ ____.

  • Powtórz ze słuchu

    ____ ________ ____ _ _____ __ ____.

  • Przetłumacz teraz

    彼女は今朝鍵を見つけることができませんでした

  • Przetłumacz teraz

    彼は病気だったのでパーティーに来ることができませんでした

  • Przetłumacz teraz

    彼らは駐車する場所が見つけられませんでした

Key phrases

was unable to locate

見つけることができなかった

was not able to attend

出席できなかった

had trouble parking

駐車するのに苦労した

Vocabulary

Word
Translation
search
検索
event
イベント
space
スペース

Key sentences

She couldn't find her keys this morning, so she was late for work.

彼女は今朝鍵を見つけられなかったので、仕事に遅れました。

He couldn't come to the party because he was sick, which made her sad.

彼は病気だったのでパーティーに来られず、彼女は悲しみました。

They couldn't find a place to park, so they decided to leave early.

彼らは駐車する場所を見つけられなかったので、早めに出発することにしました。

She was unable to locate her wallet at the store.

彼女は店で財布を見つけることができませんでした。

He was not able to attend the concert due to a family commitment.

彼は家族の用事のためコンサートに出席できませんでした。

They had trouble parking near the restaurant during the weekend.

彼らは週末にレストランの近くで駐車するのに苦労しました。

Practical dialogue

Customer

I could not find my car keys when I left the house.

家を出るとき、車の鍵が見つかりませんでした。

Friend

That is frustrating! Did you check your bag?

それはイライラしますね!バッグをチェックしましたか?

Customer

Yes, but I was unable to locate them anywhere.

はい、でもどこにも見つけることができませんでした。

Friend

I hope you find them soon. Are you going to the event later?

早く見つかるといいですね。後でイベントに行きますか?

Customer

No, I am not able to attend because of this issue.

いいえ、この問題のため出席できません。

Friend

That is too bad. Maybe next time you will have better luck.

それは残念ですね。次回はもっと運が良いかもしれません。

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FAQ

'was unable to locate' は '見つけられなかった' を意味します。
'was not able to attend' は、誰かが何かに参加できなかったことを伝えるために文で使うことができます。
'had trouble parking' は '駐車に苦労した' を意味します。

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A2⭐ Had to, didn't have to, couldn't ☄️

She had to prepare a presentation.

Had to

I didn't have to go to work yesterday.

Didn't have to

They couldn't find a place to park.

Couldn't

Dialogue

Why didn't you come to the party?

スピーキングの不安を吹き飛ばして、自信を持って英語やスペイン語を自然に話そう!

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