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CAN-CAN’T (ABILITY)
CAN: MEANING AND FORM
CAN:
•It is used to describe
ABILITIES.
Let’s remember something first…
CAN…
Structure:
CAN
VERB
(IN BASE
FORM)
SUBJECT
CAN…
Structure:
CAN
VERB
(IN BASE
FORM)
SUBJECT
EXAMPLE:
I CAN SING
Yo puedo cantar
CAN…
Structure:
CAN
VERB
(IN BASE
FORM)
SUBJECT
EXAMPLE:
I CAN SING
Yo puedo cantar
CAN…
Structure:
EXAMPLE:
I CAN SING
Yo puedo cantar
CAN
VERB
(IN BASE
FORM)
SUBJECT
CAN…
Structure:
EXAMPLE:
I CAN SING
Yo puedo cantar
CAN
VERB
(IN BASE
FORM)
SUBJECT
CAN…
Structure:
I CAN SING
I CAN SING
CAN
IS USED TO DESCRIBE
ABILITIES…
AGAIN!
• THEY
AGAIN!
• CAN
• THEY
AGAIN!
• CAN
• PLAY THE GUITAR
• THEY
THEY CAN PLAY THE GUITAR
ABILITY
LET’S SUMMARIZE…
CAN
LET’S SUMMARIZE…
CAN
DEFINITION
LET’S SUMMARIZE…
COULD
DEFINITION
To describe abilities
LET’S SUMMARIZE…
COULD
DEFINITION
To describe abilities
STRUCTURE
LET’S SUMMARIZE…
COULD
DEFINITION
To describe abilities
STRUCTURE
SUBJECT+CAN+VERB
(in base form)+
COMPLEMENT
• I CAN PLAY
SOCCER
IN
AFFIRMATIVE
CAN
• I CAN’T
PLAY THE
PIANO
• I CAN PLAY
SOCCER
IN
AFFIRMATIVE
IN NEGATIVE
CAN
• CAN YOU
DANCE
SALSA?
• I CAN’T
PLAY THE
PIANO
• I CAN PLAY
SOCCER
IN
AFFIRMATIVE
IN NEGATIVE
IN YES/NO
QUESTIONS
CAN
• CAN YOU
DANCE SALSA?
• WHICH
MUSICAL
INSTRUMENT
CAN YOU PLAY?
• I CAN’T PLAY
THE PIANO
• I CAN PLAY
SOCCER
IN
AFFIRMATIVE
IN NEGATIVE
IN YES/NO
QUESTIONS
IN WH
QUESTIONS
CAN
CONVERSATION:
Carlos, you play the
guitar very well!
CONVERSATION:
Carlos, you play the
guitar very well!
Thank you Anita. I can play
the guitar since I was 5 years
old.
CONVERSATION:
Carlos, you play the
guitar very well!
Thank you Anita. I can play
the guitar since I was 5 years
old.
Can you sing, too?
CONVERSATION:
Carlos, you play the
guitar very well!
Thank you Anita. I can play
the guitar since I was 5 years
old.
Can you sing, too?
No, I can´t. and you?
CONVERSATION:
Carlos, you play the
guitar very well!
Thank you Anita. I can play
the guitar since I was 5 years
old.
Can you sing, too?
No, I can´t. and you?
Yes, I can sing. and I
can dance, too.
CONVERSATION:
Carlos, you play the
guitar very well!
Thank you Anita. I can play
the guitar since I was 5 years
old.
Can you sing, too?
No, I can´t. and you?
Yes, I can sing. and I
can dance, too.Description
of Abilities.

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