Can cannot abilities
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This document provides examples of using the verb "can" to express ability and inability in the affirmative and negative form in the simple present tense. It shows the short and long forms of the negative, lists examples of using "can" and "can't" with different subjects, provides questions using "can" to ask about ability, and gives additional examples to practice using "can" and "can't".
Can cannot abilities
- 3. Affirmative I can You can He can She can It can We can You can They can
- 4. Negative Short form Long form I can’t I cannot You can’t You cannot He can’t He cannot She can’t She cannot It can’t It cannot We can’t We cannot You can’t You cannot They can’t They cannot
- 5. She ........... count. can can’t
- 6. They ........... dance. can can’t
- 7. It ........... fly. can can’t
- 8. We ........... sing. can can’t
- 9. She ........... walk. can can’t
- 10. He ........... swim. can can’t
- 11. He ........... read. can can’t
- 12. She ........... ride a horse. can can’t
- 13. she / dance + She can dance.
- 14. Can you fly? you / fly ?
- 15. I can’t see. I / see x
- 16. He can’t jump. he / jump x
- 17. Can he count to twenty? he / count to twenty ?
- 18. He can’t ride a bike. he / ride a bike x
- 19. She can run fast. she / run fast +
- 20. We can play basketball. we / play basketball +
- 21. Tom Tom can read and he can write, too!
- 22. Eddy Eddy can play soccer and he can play tennis, too!
- 23. Lin Lin can sing and she can dance, too!
- 24. Oscar Oscar can play the piano and he can play the guitar, too!
- 25. Can they ride a horse? Yes, they can. They can ride a horse.
- 26. Can we play on the computer, please?
- 27. The verb “can” is the same in all persons in the singular and in the plural and is always followed by a verb. We use it: • To show ability : I can sing • To ask somebody to do something : Can you open the window, please? • To ask for something: Can I have your pen, please? • To ask for permission to do something? Can we play on the computer, please?
- 28. What can he do? He can ski. What can he do? He can swim.
- 29. What can he do? He can jump. What can he do? He can ride a motorbike.
- 30. What can it do? It can jump. What can he do? He can take photographs.
- 31. borrow carry help have Can I
- 32. borrow carry help have Can you
- 33. borrow carry help have Can I
- 34. borrow carry help have Can you
- 35. Can he drive a racing car? Yes, he can. drive / racing car Can he iron the clothes? No, he can’t. iron / clothes
- 36. Can he cook the meal? No, he can’t. cook / meal Can he jump from the helicopter? Yes, he can. jump from / helicopter
- 37. Can he dive? Yes, he can. dive Can he climb the mountain? Yes, he can. climb / mountain
- 38. Rita can paint, but she can’t speak English or ride a bike.
- 39. Helen and Stella can paint and they can ride a bike, but they can’t play the guitar.
- 40. Micheal can speak English, but he can’t ride a bike.
- 41. Rita, Micheal and Helen can paint.
- 42. Rita and Micheal can play basketball, but they can’t ride a bike.
- 43. x I can drive a car, but I can’t cook.
- 45. She has got a microphone. She can sing. She’s got a book. She can read.
- 46. They have got skis. They can ski. He’s got a camera. He can take photographs.
- 47. They’ve got a ball. They can play rugby. He’s got a car. He can drive.
- 48. Sam can jump. He can swim, too!
- 49. Becky can’t dance. She can’t sing, either!
- 50. Todd can’t play the piano. He can’t cook, either!
- 51. Brad can ride a horse. He can ride a bike, too!
- 52. Dolly can ice skate. She can ski, too!
- 53. Gary can’t draw. He can’t juggle, either!