CAN - CAN'T - PART 2

 

CAN AND CAN’T – PART 2

1. REMEMBER: CAN AND CAN’T

We use:

CAN: To talk about abilities.
CAN’T: To talk about things we are not able to do.

Examples:

A bird can fly.
A fish can swim.
A dog can run.
A penguin can’t fly.
A fish can’t walk.

2. ASKING ABOUT ABILITIES

We use CAN to ask questions about what someone or something can do.

Structure:

CAN + SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT + ?

Examples:

Can you swim?
Can your mother cook?
Can your father drive?
Can a monkey climb?
Can a bird fly?
Can a dog dance?

3. ANSWERING QUESTIONS

We can answer with short answers.

Question	Answer
Can you swim?	Yes, I can.
Can you fly?	No, I can't.
Can a bird fly?	Yes, it can.
Can a fish walk?	No, it can't.
Can your mother cook?	Yes, she can.
Can your father dance?	No, he can't.

4. VOCABULARY – ANIMALS AND THEIR ABILITIES

Animal	Ability
Bird	Fly
Fish	Swim
Monkey	Climb
Kangaroo	Jump
Snake	Crawl
Horse	Run
Penguin	Swim
Elephant	Walk
Duck	Swim
Lion	Run

5. LET'S PRACTICE!

A. Complete the sentences with CAN or CAN'T.

A bird ______ fly.
A fish ______ climb a tree.
A monkey ______ climb.
A penguin ______ fly.
A horse ______ run.
A snake ______ crawl.
An elephant ______ drive a car.
A kangaroo ______ jump.

B. Put the words in the correct order to make questions.

swim / Can / you / ?
fly / Can / a bird / ?
dance / Can / your mother / ?
climb / Can / a monkey / ?
cook / Can / your father / ?

C. Answer the questions about yourself.

Can you swim?
Can you dance?
Can you cook?
Can you ride a bike?
Can you sing?
Can you draw?
Can you play soccer?
Can you use a computer?

6. SPEAKING ACTIVITY – GUESS THE ANIMAL!

Read the clues and guess the animal.

I can fly. I have wings. What am I?
I can swim. I live in the water. What am I?
I can jump. I have a big tail. What am I?
I can climb trees. I like bananas. What am I?
I can't fly, but I can swim. I live in cold places. What am I?

7. FINAL ACTIVITY – ABOUT ME!

Write five sentences about your abilities.

Example:

I can dance.
I can draw.
I can't fly.
I can ride a bike.
I can't play the piano.

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CAN - CAN'T

CAN AND CAN’T

We use CAN to say what we are able to do, and CAN’T to say what we are not able to do.

1. AFFIRMATIVE FORM

Structure:

Subject + CAN + verb

Examples:

I can swim.
You can play soccer.
He can ride a bike.
She can dance.
It can fly.
We can travel.
They can sing.

2. NEGATIVE FORM

Structure:

Subject + CAN’T + verb

Examples:

I can’t swim.
You can’t play soccer.
He can’t ride a bike.
She can’t dance.
It can’t fly.
We can’t travel.
They can’t sing.

3. INTERROGATIVE FORM

Structure:

CAN + subject + verb + ?

Examples:

Can I swim?
Can you play soccer?
Can he ride a bike?
Can she dance?
Can it fly?
Can we travel?
Can they sing?

4. SHORT ANSWERS

AFFIRMATIVE ANSWERS

Yes, I can.
Yes, you can.
Yes, he can.
Yes, she can.
Yes, it can.
Yes, we can.
Yes, they can.

NEGATIVE ANSWERS

No, I can’t.
No, you can’t.
No, he can’t.
No, she can’t.
No, it can’t.
No, we can’t.
No, they can’t.

5. COMMON USES

I can swim.
He can play soccer.
She can listen to music.
We can read.

6. USEFUL VOCABULARY

English	Spanish
Swim	Nadar
Play soccer	Jugar fútbol
Ride a bike	Montar bicicleta
Dance	Bailar
Fly	Volar
Travel	Viajar
Sing	Cantar
Read	Leer
Use a computer	Usar un computador
Draw	Dibujar
Cook	Cocinar
Build a house	Construir una casa

7. REMEMBER!

CAN is used for all subjects.
CAN’T means "cannot".
We add -n’t to make the negative.
The verb always stays in its base form.

IMPORTANT:

We do NOT add -s, -es, or -ing to the verb after CAN or CAN’T.

Examples:

She can dance. (Correct)
She can dances. (Incorrect)
He can swim. (Correct)
He can swimming. (Incorrect)

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