This document discusses the use of can and can't to express ability, possibility, permission, and offers/requests in English. It provides examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences using can/can't with different subjects. Key points covered include: - Can is an auxiliary verb that does not change form for different subjects - Affirmative sentences use "subject + can + verb + complement" - Negative sentences use "subject + can't + verb + complement" - Interrogative sentences use "Can + subject + verb + complement"

1. can /can’t

2. What can you do?He can ride a bikeHe can swim

3. What can you do?He can driveHe can play baseball

4. What can you do?He can skiShe can’t ski

5. What can you do?He can play the pianoHe can’t play the piano

6. What can you do?He can’t play basketball.He can play basketball.

7. What can you do?They can paint

8. What can you do?They can’t paint

9. Can / Can’tCan is an auxiliary modal verb.

10. Can is the same for all subjects.

11. We don't add an 'S' in the third person (like other verbs)

12. - He cansee my neighbor in the garden.

13. - They canplay golf.

14. - She canplay golf.

15. - I canplay golf Affirmative Form :Personal Pronoun +Can + Verb + Complement

16. Affirmative Form :IYou He She Can swim SwimIt WeThey

17. Negative Form :Personal Pronoun +Can’t + Verb + Complement (can not)To form a negative sentences we use can + not = can not and in contraction we use can’t.

18. Negative Form :IYou He She Can’t SwimIt WeThey

19. Interrogative Form :Can + Personal Pronoun + Verb + Complement

20. Short answers : I You He She Can +Yes, It We They

21. Short answers: I You He She Can’t -No , It We They

22. Can / Can’t*We use 'can' to talk about 'possibility'. Can you do that? You can’t smoke here.*We use 'can' to talk about ‘ability'.I can speak French / I can speak Italian I can drive / I can dance ballet*We use 'can' to ask for and give permission.Can I go to the bathroom? / Yes, you can. You can use my phone./ You can’t use my phone*We use 'can‘ in offers and request Can you give me a hand? / Can you help me?

23. Can / Can’tE.G. :Penelope Cruz can speak Spanish and English. Penelope Cruz can’t speak Japanese.The elephants can’t jump.The children can’t smile when they are babies.The horses can’t fly.Patricia can paint.Luis can play the drum.Miss Ingrid can’t play guitar.

24. 1.-Write sentences about what you can or can’t do. Use these verbs : drive, fly, play(piano/football/trumpet), speak (French /Italian/Quechua), paint, ride, sing, run a mile, jump.2.- Order these sentences :drive/can’t/Fiorella

25. guitar/can/Manuel/the/play

26. Liset/sing/can’t

27. draw/José/can’t

28. the/cat/fly/can/?

29. dog/the/jump/can’t

30. swim/mouse/the/can/?

31. horse/the/can/speak/?