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I can sing.I cannot sing - I can't sing.Can I sing ?Can't I sing ?

It was possiblefor me to go orstay.

To be able toTo be possible forto

To be allowed to

I can swim.You can go or you can stay. You cannot play!

I was able toswim.

You were not allowed to play.

Paliatifs

Capacité Possibilité Permission

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L'auxiliaire modal CAN a 3 nuances.

1: La capacité ou l'incapacité.Pour dire que l'on est capable de fairequelque chose.

2: La possibilité ou l'impossibilité.Pour dire que quelque chose nous est possible.

3: La permission ou l'absence de permission.Pour dire qu'on a la permission de faire quelque chose.

Les paliatifs de CAN sont:

To be able to : être capable deTo know how to : savoir comment To be allowed to : être autorisé à

I can't go to school, there is a T-Rex outside !

I can't walk.

Impossibilité.

Incapacité.

I can't go to Larry's partybecause I am grounded.

Absence de permission.to be grounded : être privé.e de sortie

I can climb mountains !

Capacité.

You can eat an orangeor you can eat a kiwi fruit.

Possibilité.

Well... I can !

Permission.