exercises: can - can`t

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examples can - can`t

I can eat Yo puedo comer		Can I eat? ¿Puedo comer?		I can't eat No puedo comer
He can cook El puede cocinar		Can he cook? ¿ Puede cocinar?		He can't cook No puede cocinar
We can play Podemos jugar		Can we play? ¿Podemos jugar?		We can't play No podemos jugar

how can you use this modal verb

Can

"Can" is one of the most commonly used modal verbs in English. It can be used to express ability or opportunity, to request or offer permission, and to show possibility or impossibility.

Examples:

• I can ride a horse. ability
• We can stay with my brother when we are in Paris. opportunity
• She cannot stay out after 10 PM. permission
• Can you hand me the stapler? request
• Any child can grow up to be president. possibility

Structure of Can

subject + can + main verb + complement
The main verb is always the bare infinitive (infinitive without "to").

	subject	auxiliary verb	main verb
+	I	can	play	tennis.
-	He	cannot	play	tennis.
		can't
?	Can	you	play	tennis?