ESL Can

When do we use the modal verb CAN?

• Ability, daily activities and future.

• Ability, permissions, Possibility, offer, request, and inability.

• Ability, permissions, to express future, to talk about daily routine.

• offer, request, and inability, to talk about past simple.

Choose the right structure for affirmative sentences

• CAN + Subject + Verb in the simple form + Complement?

• Subject + verb in the simple form + complement + Can

• Subject + CANNOT + Verb in the simple form + Complement

  (CAN’T)

• Subject + CAN + Verb in the simple form + Complement

Choose the right structure for negative sentences

• CAN + Subject + Verb in the simple form + Complement?

• Subject + CANNOT + Verb in the simple form + Complement

  (CAN’T)

• Subject + CAN + Verb in the simple form + Complement

Choose the right structure for questions

• CAN + Subject + Verb in the simple form + Complement?

• Subject + CANNOT + Verb in the simple form + Complement

  (CAN’T)

• Subject + CAN + Verb in the simple form + Complement

Choose the right sentence for the picture

• They can drive a car

• She can drive a car

• They can't drive a car

• He can't drive a car

HOMERO

• Can cook

• Can't cook

• Cook

• Don't eat

She can

• Play the guitar

• Play the violin

• Play video games

• Sing

He can't

• play car

• Play the violin

• Play video games

• Touch the violin

He can _________

He can't

• cook

• eat

• bake bread

• dance