9. Can / Canât
âąCan
is an auxiliary modal verb.
âąCan is the same for all subjects.
âąE.g.
âą- He can see my neighbor in the garden.
âą- They can play golf.
âą- She can play golf.
âą- I can play golf
12. Negative Form :
Personal + Canât + Verb +Complement
Pronoun
To form a negative sentences we
use can + not = can not and in
contraction we use canât.
17. Can / Canât
*We
use 'can' to talk about 'possibility'.
Can you do that? You canât smoke here.
*We use 'can' to talk about âability'.
I can speak French / I can speak
Italian
I can drive / I to dance and
*We use 'can'canask for balletgive
permission.
Can I go to the bathroom? / Yes, you can.
You can use my phone./ You canât use my
phone 'canâ in offers and request
*We use
Can you give me a hand? / Can you help
me?
18. Can / Canât
E.G. :
âą
Penelope Cruz can speak Spanish and
English.
âą
âą
âą
âą
âą
âą
âą
Penelope Cruz canât speak Japanese.
The elephants canât jump.
The children canât smile when they are babies.
The horses canât fly.
Patricia can paint.
Luis can play the drum.
Miss Ingrid canât play guitar.
19. Exercises
1.-Write sentences about what
you can or canât do. Use these
verbs : drive, fly,
play(piano/football/trumpet),
speak (French /Italian/Quechua),
paint, ride, sing, run a mile,
jump.