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LEVEL 02 · UNIT 04 · PLACES · ABILITIES · PROFESSIONSModal verbs
Modal verbs
Can
Habla de habilidades, pide permiso y ofrece ayuda.
Can: un auxiliar, varios usos
Can nos ayuda a expresar habilidad o posibilidad, permiso o prohibición y peticiones u ofrecimientos.
- Ability: I can dance very well.
- Permission: You can use my pencil.
- Prohibition: You can’t park here.
- Request: Can you help me?
- Offer: Can I help you?
Afirmaciones: can + verbo base
Correcto: I can dance.
Incorrecto: I can to dance.
Can no cambia con he, she o it. Decimos She can play, no she cans plays.
Negaciones: can’t o cannot
I can’t go to the party on Saturday. · I cannot find my keys.
Preguntas: can al comienzo
Can you dance well? · Can you come to the party on Saturday? · Can you find your keys? · Can I have a glass of water?
| Affirmative | Negative | Interrogative |
|---|---|---|
| I can write in Chinese. | I can’t write in Chinese. | Can you write in Chinese? |
| She can play the drums. | She can’t play the drums. | Can she play the drums? |
| They can work well in teams. | They can’t work well in teams. | Can they work well in teams? |
| We can meet tomorrow. | We can’t meet tomorrow. | Can we meet tomorrow? |
Short answers
Yes, I can. · No, I can’t.
Yes, she can. · No, she can’t.
Task 1 · Complete the sentence
Diez oraciones. Elige la opción que coincide con la estructura y el contexto.
Abrir el juego en una pestaña completa ↗Task 2 · Put the words in order
Construye diez oraciones con can y cannot.
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