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By Juliana Moriones
TOTAL ENGLISH SITE
CAN
Use "Can" to express ability or opportunity, to request or offer permission, and to show possibility or impossibility.
I
WE
YOU
THEY
SHE
HE
IT
Subject
CAN
Auxiliary modal
travel
Affirmative
Verb in base form
I
WE
YOU
THEY
SHE
HE
IT
Subject
can
Auxiliary
modal negative
sing
Negative
Verb in base form
not
"Can" never changes, use always the same form.
Negative contractions
-Can't
-Cannot
I
WE
YOU
THEY
SHE
HE
IT
Auxiliary
modal
dance
Verb in base form
Can
Subject
?
To make "Yes / No" questions...
Possible answers...
Can she come tonight?
Can she come tonight?
Yes, she can.
No, she can't.
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Where
can
we
go
?
Auxiliary
modal
Subject
Wh-
question
Verb
base form
To make Wh-questions...
Just add the Wh-question at the beginning!!
Click on the images
to practice
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