nb1 - ability (can/can't)
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THE MODAL VERB CAN
EOI CARTAGENA, A1
Isabel Bastida
1. THE VERB CAN
CAN SHE DRIVE?
1. THE VERB CAN
• NO AUXILIARY FOR QUESTIONS OR NEGATIVES.
• NO THIRD PERSON SINGULAR
• PLUS INFINITIVE WITHOUT TO
• NO INFINITIVE - GERUND – PAST PARTICIPLE FORM
1. THE VERB CAN
• ABILITY She can answer the phone in Japanese.
• POSSIBILITY I can rest at the weekend, but I can’t during the week.
• PERMISSION Daddy, can I go out tonight? No, you can’t.
• REQUESTS Can you sign here, please?
1. THE VERB CAN
AFFIRMATIVE
I can You canHe canShe canIt canWe canYou canThey can
jump high
NEGATIVE: CANNOT/CAN’T
I can’tYou can’tHe can’tShe can’tIt can’tWe can’tYou can’tThey can’t
run a marathon
QUESTIONS
Can I …Can you …Can he …Can she …Can it … Can we … Can you …Can they …
print a photo?
SHORT ANSWERS
Yes, I canNo, I can’tetc.
2. YOUR TURN1. Make sentences about what they can/ can’t do.
2. YOUR TURN
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