Las formas sinónimas de CAN y COULD

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Como CAN expresa habilidad o potencia, este auxiliar equivale, por lo tanto, a la forma TO BE ABLE (ser capaz).

De ahí que:    CAN = TO BE ABLE

Veamos a continuación tanto la forma en presente como en pasado de CAN y sus correspondientes sinónimos.

Presente

Afirmative:  I CAN swim = I am ABLE to swim
Negative: I CAN not swim = I am not ABLE to swim
Interrogative: CAN I swim? = Am I ABLE to swim?

Afirmative: You CAN swim = you are ABLE to swim
Negative:  You CAN not swim = you are not ABLE to swim
Interrogative: CAN you swim? = you are ABLE to swim?

Afirmative: He Can swim = He is ABLE to swim
Negative:  He CAN not swim = He is not ABLE to swim
Interrogative: CAN he swim? = is he ABLE to swim?

Pasado

Afirmative: I COULD swim = I was ABLE to swim
Negative:  I COULD not swim = I was not ABLE to swim
Interrogative: COULD I swim? = was I ABLE to swim?

Afirmative: He COULD swim = He ABLE to swim
Negative:  He COULD not swim = He not ABLE to swim
Interrogative: COULD he swim? = was he ABLE to swim?

Afirmative: They COULD swim = they were ABLE to swim
Negative:  They COULD not swim = they were not ABLE to swim
Interrogative: COULD they swim? = were they  ABLE to swim?