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University of Carabobo
    School of Education
Modern Languages Deparment
     English Grammar




     ESPINOZA MAURICIO
    GUTIERREZ JEAN FRANK
     ROSENDO WILFREDO
      RODRIGUEZ DIANA

                             July, 2010
Ability
E.g. Louis can play soccer as a pro

 E.g. Janice can do gymnastics
           pretty well



    Cannot / Can’t
    E.g. Penguins can’t fly
Making requests
E.g. Can you close the window, please?




     Giving or asking
       Permission
         E.g. Can I stay up late?
          E.g. Yes, you can.
In requests, it’s possible to use CAN with “you”
                  But NO with MAY.
E.g. May you help me (WRONG)                    E.g. Can you help me




                  Reported and indirect speech
  E.g. Can you pass me the salt Kelsey?= Mark asked Kelsey if she could pass him
                                                      the salt
Permission
 E.g. May I close the door?
     Ans- Yes, you may.




     Possibility
       E.g. Where’s Lee?.
R- I don’t know. He MAY be in
      playing in his room.
MAYBE + Subject+ verb + C
 E.g. MAYBE she’s worried
Subject + MAY BE + verb + C
  E.g. She MAY BE worried
                                                     Only a Possibility
                                                   S + MAY + HAVE + Pp of the verb
                                                     E.g. He may have gone home


                   MAYBE + sub + verb (past) + C
                    E.g. Maybe he went home
E.g. Bob: May I join you?             E.g. Yes, you may borrow ouyr bote.
R-S: Bob asked if he might join us.   R-S: Ted told me that I might borrow is bote
May and Can [ESL]

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May and Can [ESL]

  • 1. University of Carabobo School of Education Modern Languages Deparment English Grammar ESPINOZA MAURICIO GUTIERREZ JEAN FRANK ROSENDO WILFREDO RODRIGUEZ DIANA July, 2010
  • 2. Ability E.g. Louis can play soccer as a pro E.g. Janice can do gymnastics pretty well Cannot / Can’t E.g. Penguins can’t fly
  • 3. Making requests E.g. Can you close the window, please? Giving or asking Permission E.g. Can I stay up late? E.g. Yes, you can.
  • 4. In requests, it’s possible to use CAN with “you” But NO with MAY. E.g. May you help me (WRONG) E.g. Can you help me Reported and indirect speech E.g. Can you pass me the salt Kelsey?= Mark asked Kelsey if she could pass him the salt
  • 5. Permission E.g. May I close the door? Ans- Yes, you may. Possibility E.g. Where’s Lee?. R- I don’t know. He MAY be in playing in his room.
  • 6. MAYBE + Subject+ verb + C E.g. MAYBE she’s worried Subject + MAY BE + verb + C E.g. She MAY BE worried Only a Possibility S + MAY + HAVE + Pp of the verb E.g. He may have gone home MAYBE + sub + verb (past) + C E.g. Maybe he went home
  • 7. E.g. Bob: May I join you? E.g. Yes, you may borrow ouyr bote. R-S: Bob asked if he might join us. R-S: Ted told me that I might borrow is bote