1. CAN
EXPRESSING
POSIBILITY AND CAPABILITY

2. CAN
(FORM)
• SIRVE PARA EXPRESAR
POSIBILIDAD, CAPACIDAD U OTRA
CONDICIÓN DEL VERBO
PRINCIPAL
• SE USA CON VERBOS
PRINCIPALES
• NO TIENE CONJUGACIONES
• EL VERBO PRINCIPAL QUEDA EN
SU FORMA INFINITIVA SIN “TO”

3. CAN
(ORDER)
• SUJETO S
• VERBO V
• OBJETO/COMPLEMENTO O/C
• S+V+O
• S + MODAL (CAN) + VERBO PRINCIPAL
• THEY CAN COME TO OUR PARTY
• ELLOS PUEDEN VENIR A NUESTRA
FIESTA
• EN PREGUNTA: CAN THEY COME TO
OUR PARTY?
• ¿PUEDEN VENIR A NUESTRA FIESTA?

4. CAN
(YES/NO QUESTIONS)
• CAN I HELP YOU?
• ¿PUEDO AYUDARTE?
• YES + S + MODAL (CAN)
• NO + S + MODAL NEGATIVO
(CANNOT, CAN’T)
• YES YOU CAN
• CAN MIKE HAVE DINNER WITH
US?
• ¿MIKE PUEDE CENAR CON
NOSOTROS?
• YES HE CAN/ NO HE CAN’T

5. CAN
(W/H QUESTIONS)
• WHO, WHY, WHERE, WHEN, WHAT, HOW
• WHO CAN ANSWER THE NEXT QUESTION?
• ¿QUIÉN PUEDE CONTESTAR LA PRÓXIMA
PREGUNTA?
• S + CAN + (O/C)
• ALBERT CAN, ALBERT
• ALBERT CAN ANSWER THE QUESTION
• WHEN CAN WE GET BACK THE RESULTS?
• ¿CUÁNDO PODEMOS TENER LOS
RESULTADOS?
• ADV + S + CAN + (O/C)
• TOMORROW, TOMORROW YOU CAN GET
THE RESULTS
• YOU CAN GET THE RESULTS TOMORROW

6. CAN
(W/H QUESTIONS)
• WHERE = ADV + S + CAN +
(O/C); S + CAN + (O/C) + ADV
• WHEN = ADV + S + CAN +
(O/C); S + CAN + (O/C) + ADV
• WHAT = S + CAN + (O/C)
• HOW = S + CAN + (O/C)

7. MAKE
• MAKE THE BED
• CAN THEY MAKE THE BED?

8. HAVE
• HAVE DINNER
• CAN YOU HAVE DINNER WITH ME?

9. BUY
• BUY TICKETS
• CAN WE BUY THE TICKETS FOR
THE MOVIES ON LINE?

10. COME
• COME TO HER PARTY
• CAN WE COME TO HER PARTY?

11. LOOK FOR
• LOOK FOR A COWBOY COSTUME
• WHERE CAN HE LOOK FOR A
COWBOY COSTUME?

12. USE
• USE THESE GADGETS
• HOW CAN I USE THESE GADGETS?

13. START
• START THE CLASS
• WHEN CAN I START THE CLASS?

14. CHOOSE
• CHOOSE A St. VALENTINES GIFT
• WHAT CAN HE CHOOSE FOR St.
VALENTINES GIFT?

15. SO LONG!!!