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Abilities and TalentsModal Verb: CAN

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Intercambia informacin relacionada contalentos y habilidades propios y deterceros en variados contextos formales e

informales escritos y orales, haciendo usodel modal y vocabulario apropiados

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When do we use

Can?

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We use Can when:

We express an ability or inability

Icant solvesolvethe problem.

Jimmycantswimswim.Susancanrunrunfor an

hour.

Examples:

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Affirmative

I, You, He, She, It,

We, They.rest of the

sentencecan verb in theverb in the

original formoriginal form .

Examples:

Icansingsinga song.y brother an! my boyfrien! canplayplayfootball.

Youcangogoto the par" now.

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Affirmative

I, You, He, She, It,

We, They.

#erson$s%, &nimal$s%

or 'b(ect$s%

rest of the

sentencecan verb in theverb in the

original formoriginal form .))

Interrogative

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*an

I, you, he, she, it,

we, they.

person$s%, animal$s%

or ob(ect$s%

verb in theverb in the

original formoriginal form

rest of the

sentence ))

Interrogative

+amples-

*anyouwal"wal"))

*anHomerbebea goo!

singer))

*anaria playplaythepiano))

ope , I cant

Yeah, shecan

'f course he

can/

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I, You, He, She, It,

We, They.

#erson$s%, &nimal$s%

or 'b(ect$s%

rest of the

sentencecan

verb in theverb in the

original formoriginal form .))

InterrogativeNegative

cant

$can 0 not%

Examples:

Icantrememberrememberwhere I put the boo".

&lancant!rive!rivehis car until he repairs it.

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! """""""""""""""""""""" # No, $enny can%t s&im

' """""""""""""""""""""" # (illy can )x computers

* """""""""""""""""""""" # +es, Tom and $ill can sin very

&ell

- """""""""""""""""""""" # No, I can%t play an instrument

. """""""""""""""""""""" # $ay and I can dance and spea/

0rench

1 """""""""""""""""""""" # No, 2ally can%t paint at all

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A 3isten and repeat Notice the pronounciation of can and can%t

I can dra& I can%t paint I can%t dra&, but I can%t paint

A 3isten to the conversations 4o you hear can or can%t5

! Can6can%t' Can6can%t* Can6can7t-

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