TOPIC: Modal Verb Can

TEACHER: Mr. Calle

STUDENT’S NAME: Teran Ccanre, Edwin Yuri

SECTION: A-205

CYCLE: IV

ROAM: A-205

TURN: Evening

2019-I
Definition:

The verb can is a modal auxiliary verb of English that expresses

power in a general way.

We use can to express:

Ability or Skills

for example:

 He can speak English and French.

Possibility

for example:

 He can study history at 6 o’clock at San Marcos university

library.

Permisssion

for example:

 Can I take my son to the office?

 You can use the PlayStation 4 console.

 example:

I am can swin in the sea very well.

1.- I can make the kardex of products from a warehouse in

less than 3 hours.

2.-My father and mother can speak quechua fluently.

3.- My brother can solve mathematical problems quickly.

4.- I can play Starcraft 2 on my computer with my friends on

Sunday afternoons.

5.- I can study system's development at IDAT Institute in the

evening.
 example:

You can not earn a lot money in gaming.

.

contraction:

example:

I am can swin in the sea very well.

1.- I can’t travel with my family to Cusco this month.

2.- I can’t understand my parents when they speak Quechua.

3.- I can’t make problems of chemistry and physics.

4.- My father can't understand when I program a JAVA system on

the computer.
 example:

I am can swin in the sea very well.

1. Can I go to the cinema at night, dad?

2. Can I come in, please?

3. Can I play soccer with my friends in the park?

4. Can I listen rock music without headphones?

5. Can I go to SAE during the break?

1.- Can your cousin come to visit in January?

Yes, he can.

2.- Can you program a sales system in Java with database?

Yes, I can.

3.- Can you work in the evening this Saturday?

No, I can´t. This saturday is my mother’s birthday.

4.- Can your father cook barbecue on weekend?

No, he can’t. My brother and I will take care of that.

5.- Can your mother sing songs in Quechua?

Yes, she can.

1.- Where can I study free programming courses?
At UNI university.

2.- What activities can you do on weekends?

I can play soccer at IPD stadium and visit my parents.

3.- How can you study and work the same time?
By organizing my schedule and giving priority my academical activities.

4.- How much can you pay for a new computer?

By an Intel i7 computer 3500 soles each.

5.- When can you and your parents visit Apurimac?

At the end of next year.

1. understand.- entender, comprender.
2. system's development.- Desarrollo de sistemas.
3. engineering.- Ingeniería.
4. each.- cada, cada uno.
5.- schedule.- horario, calendario, programa.
6.- organizing.- organizando.
7.- barbecue.- barbacoa, parrilla.
8.- evening.- noche, velada.
9.- headphones.- auriculares.
10.- understand.- entender, comprender.
11.- researching.- investigación.
12.- skills.- habilidades.
13.- gaming.- juego de azar.
14.- lot.- mucho, bastante.
15.- chemistry.- Química.
16.- physics.- Física.
17.- warehouse.- almacén.
18.- expresses.- expresa.
19.- fluently.- con fluidez.
20.- quickly.- con rapidez.
1.-
https://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/33
0-modals-ability.htm

2.-
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-
grammar/modals-and-modality/can

3.-
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/english-grammar-
reference/can-and-could

4.-
English Grammar in Use Book with Answers and Interactive eBook.
Raymond Murphy. Editorial Cambridge. 4th Edition. July 2015.
London, England.

5.-
Bilingual School English-Spanish. Editorial Norma.1era edition.
October 2014. Lima, Peru.