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Modal verbs:Use of Can
1.-It is used to express ability.
I can swim, I can ride a horse.
2.- To say that something is
possible or impossible for me.
I can come on Wednesday, but I
can't come on Thursday.
3.-To say that something is
permitted or not permitted.
“You can park here. You can't
park here”
Modal verbs:Use of can
4.-Can I...?=to ask for permission
Can I close the window,please?
Can I go to the toilet, please?
Can you...= please, do it.
Can you close the window,
please?
Can you repeat, please?
FORM
FORM
Affirmative form :Subject + CAN+ Infinitive without “to”
We can go to your party
They can speak Spanish.
Negative form: Subject+can't+infinitive without “to”
He can't swim.
I can't play the violin.
Interrogative: Can+subject+infinitive without “to”
Can I go to the toilet, please? Yes, you can
Can I open the window, please? No, you can't
Can
.
1.-Can and can't are the same for
all persons. We don't add an
'S' in the third person singular.
“He can play the guitar very well”
“They can dance quite well”
2.-The verb that comes after Can
is in the infinitive without to:
She can TO SING very well
(WRONG)
She can SING very well (RIGHT)
3.-CAN'T=CANNOT