modal verb can for abilities
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MODAL VERB CAN FOR ABILITIESTRANSCRIPT
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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.)
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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
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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.)
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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
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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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