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GRAMMAR TOPIC MODAL VERB CAN FOR ABILITIESINSTITUTO DE IDIOMAS Y CURSOS COMPLEMENTARIOSFERNANDO MARTN FALLA ALBJAR

1ABILITIESCANPaul always goes cycling at the weekends. He loves it.

He can ride a bicycle very well.

Indica que Paul puede montar bicicleta. (l puede hacer esa accin)CAN

MODAL VERB CAN

2ABILITIESCANPaul cant play the piano because its difficult.CANT=CANNOT

Indica que Paul no puede tocar el piano. (l no tiene esa habilidad.)

MODAL VERB CAN

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ABILITIESCAN

Con estos adverbios podemos indicar el nivel de destreza de cada persona.

Levels of abilitya littlenot at all

Paul can speak English very well.

Paul can speak English quite well.Paul cant speak English very well.Paul can speak English a little.Paul cant speak English at all.very wellquite wellnot very wellMODAL VERB CAN

4ABILITIESCANsubject canverb in base formcomplementI HeSheIt WeYouThey can ski.playfootball.the piano.

Debemos usar obligatoriamente un verbo en su forma simple despus de CAN.Affirmative Sentences

Katty can ski.MODAL VERB CAN

5ABILITIESCANsubject cannot(cant)verb in base formcomplementI HeSheIt WeYouThey cannotcant playfootball.the piano.

Podemos usar cannot o cantNegative Sentences

Mike cannot sing.Mike cant sing.MODAL VERB CAN

6ABILITIESCan subject verb in base formcomplement ?Can I hesheit weyouthey make a cake?Yes,I can.you can.he can.she canit can.we can.they can.No,I cant.you cant.he cant.she cant.it cant.we cant.they cant.Short answers

CANYes / No QuestionsMODAL VERB CAN

7ABILITIESCANCan Paul ride a motorcycle?Yes, he can.No, he cant.

Yes, very well.Yes, quite well.Yes, but not very well.Yes, a little.

Otras posibilidades de respuestaNo, not at all.

Yes / No QuestionsMODAL VERB CAN

8ABILITIESWh-wordcansubject verb in base formWhat

can

I hesheit weyouthey do?play?

Cuando usamos las palabras interrogativas: when, what, where, who, etc. la respuesta es siempre informacin.CANInformation Questions

MODAL VERB CAN

9ABILITIESCANWhat can Anna do?She can play the guitar.(NOT Yes, she can play the guitar.)Information Questions

What can the children do?They can do karate.(NOT Yes, they can do karate.)

MODAL VERB CAN

10ABILITIESCANAnna Anna can do gymnastics and play the guitar.With linkers

Josh and Andrew

They can do karate but they cant drive a car.MODAL VERB CAN

11ABILITIESCANHelen Helen cant cook or speak Korean.With linkers

MODAL VERB CAN

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Sam can ride a bike and play the piano, but he cant cook or swim.Tamar can cook and swim, but she cant play the piano or ride a bike.Tamar can cook.Tamar cant play the piano.Tamar can swim.Tamar cant ride a bike.Sam can ride a bike.Sam cant cook.Sam can play the piano.Sam cant swim.13THE PRESENTATION IS OVER

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