MEANS: PODER

WE USE ALL PEOPLE.

CAN Or CANT

USE: ABILITY OR INABILITY

WE USE AT ANY TIME

NEGATIVE FORM: CAN T . * HORSE CAN T SPEAK

CAN and COULD

Can and could are modal verbs. They are used with other verbs to convey ideas such as possibility, permission, etc. We use can to:
 talk about possibility and ability;

Example: I can ride a horse. / He can speak three languages.

 make requests or give orders;

Example: Can you buy me a can of beer. / Can you complete now what you are doing.
 ask for or give permission.

Example: Can I come in now? Note: we may also use could, may and might for permission.

Points to note:
 We use can for the present. We also use it for the future when we decide we are able to do something.

Example:

We can go swimming tomorrow.

 We do not use can with infinitive verb. Example: We can play football today. NOT: We can to play football today.

 Sometimes it is necessary to use (be) able to in place of can.

Example: I can t contact him. I haven t been able to contact him for two days. (It is not possible to use can with present perfect tense).

Could is one of the modal verbs. We use could:

 as the past tense of can.

Example: Jane said she could get the tickets for us .

 to show what was possible in the past.

Example: He could cycle when he was four years old.

 to ask someone to do something.

Example: Could you buy some cigarettes for me?

 to ask if someone is able or allowed to do something.

Example:

My grandmother could speak Spanish. Could I ask you a question?

Points to note:  Where the subject is singular, we do not add s to the verb Example: He can swim. NOT: He can swims.  We use could for actions now or in the future. Example: It s a nice day. We could go for a walk. Example: When I go to London next week, I could stay with my uncle.

 Could is less sure than can, so we use could when we do not really mean what we say. Example: I am so hungry. I could eat the whole chicken. (NOT: I can eat the whole chicken).  We use could do for now and could have for the past. Example: I am so tired. I could sleep the whole day. (now) Example: I was so tired. I could have slept the whole day. (past)

 We use could with present prefect tense for things which were possible to happen but didnt or an event which we are not sure about.
Example: You could have taken a different route to avoid the traffic jam. Example: He could have broken the glass. She couldn t have broken the glass.
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 El verbo "can" es un verbo modal que significa que algo es posible (posibilidad) o que alguien es capaz de hacer algo (habilidad).

Este verbo se utiliza siempre acompaado de un verbo principal en su forma infinitiva. En los verbos modales la tercera persona del singular no aade la "s" que incorporan los dems verbos en ingls.

I can play tennis. He can open the window.

Yo puedo jugar al tenis El puede abrir la ventana

El verbo "can" no tiene infinitivo (no existe "to can"); tan slo tiene presente ("can") y pasado ("could").

Para construir el futuro se utiliza la combinacin "to be able" (ser capaz) en su forma futura.

I can listen to music. I could listen to music. I will be able to listen music.

Yo puedo or msica Yo poda or msica Yo podr or msica

Asimismo, para formar los tiempos compuestos y continuos, hay que recurrir igualmente a la combinacin "to be able" en sus tiempos respectivos.
Pr s t I Pr s tc I Past rf ct I ad abl t list sic. ti i s l t list sic. rf ct l t list sic.

La forma negativas de "can" en presente es "can not" (o su abreviada "can't") y en pasado "could not" (o su abreviada "couldn't").

I cannot go to the party. She couldn't carry the suitcase.

Yo no puedo ir a la fiesta Ella no poda llevar la maleta.

En las frases interrogativas "can" se coloca al comienzo de la interrogacin, con una estructura similar a la que vimos para los verbos "to be" y "to have".
an you come with us? Could she finish her work? Puedes t venir con nosotros ? Pudo ella finalizar su trabajo ?

EXCERCISES
1. I ____________ answer the question. 2. He __________ arrive at the airport. 3. We __________ to help you. 4. _______ you come with me? 5. You __________ enter in the party. 6. ________ you see who it was? 7. I ___________ lift this weight. 8. We _________ to come sooner. 9. She _________ to come this summer. 10.You _________ buy the tickets.

Bat - murcilago Bear - oso Bird - pjaro Bull - toro Camel - camello Cat - gato Chicken - gallina Cow - vaca Crocodile - cocodrilo Deer - venado Dog - perro Dolphin - delfn Duck - pato

Elephant - elefante Fish - pescado Frog - rana Giraffe - jirafa Gorilla - gorila Hippopotamus - hipoptamo Horse - caballo Kangaroo - canguro Leopard - leopardo Lion - leon Lizard - lagarto Monkey - mono Moose - alce

Mouse - ratn Parrot - loro Penguin - pingino Rabbit - conejo Rat - rata Rhinoceros - rinoceronte Snake - serpiente Squirrel - ardilla Tiger - tigre Turtle - tortuga Whale - ballena Zebra - cebra

Example BARZE - a black and white animal ZEBRA

1. - a lar ammal (mamf r ) t at li si t s c an

2. SUMO - a

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3. T B - a small animal t at fli s (It l 4. PT ROR - a bird t at talks 5. SIF 6. M

ks lik a mous .)

- an animal t at you can put in an aquarium C - a li t brown animal t at li s in s in t d s rt

7. G NUPIN - a bird t at li

ry cold plac s

8. B RITB - an animal wit long ars 9. K CNIC - a bird t at produc s t n animal ggs t at w at for br akfast 10. ROFG - a small gr

11. UHIPSOPOPTAM - a large gray animal that lives in or near the water 12. GANAROKO - a brown animal that lives in Australia 13. ATR - an animal that looks like a large mouse 14. SANEK - a long thin animal with no arms or legs 15. RUIQRESL - a small brown animal that eats nuts 16. REPALOD - a large cat with spots 17. LDIAZR - a small reptile 18. OLDCOCIRE - a large reptile 19. REDE - a brown animal 20. LOPDINH - a mammal that lives in the water 21. SOMEO - a large brown animal found in North America 22. REBA - a brown, black, or white animal
23. LBUL - the male cow
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A.- Read about Sara. Check what she can do and cross what she can t do. 1.- Hi! I m Sara. What can I do? I can read music and I can play the piano, but I can t play the guitar. I can t sing but I can dance. I can t swim or ride a horse.

2.- Now check what you can do and cross what you can t do.

Complete these sentences with can or can t.

KIERAN : CARL: KIERAN (1): CARL Yes, I (2): KIERAN: CARL (3): KIERAN No, I (4): CARL Oh! I (6): KIERAN (7): CARL: Hi Carl! What s that? It s my guitar. ______________ you play the guitar? ______________ Wow! ______________ you play a musical instrument? ______________ , but I (5) _____ sing. ______________ ______________ you play the piano? No, I (8) ______________ , I (9) ______________ only play the guitar.

Writ t

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1. swim / Liz and Jane / can 2. English / speak / can / you

3. John / can / tennis / play

Liz and Jane can swim

4. cook / they / can 5. you / can /tea /make

Write sentences about what you can or can t do. Example: I can play the piano, but I can t play the guitar. 1.- _________________________________________ 2.- _________________________________________ 3.- _________________________________________

Put the words in the correct order.

1 .Spanish can speak I _________________________________________________________ 2 .you CD a can burn ? _________________________________________________________ 3 .can I yes _________________________________________________________ 4 .she but can can t dance she sing _________________________________________________________ 5 .swim they can 100 metres ? _________________________________________________________ 6 .they no can t _________________________________________________________

A) Answer t e q esti ns.

1. C n .C n .C n .C n .C n bird fl ? fish fl ? bird swim? fish swim? Yes, it n fl .......

. . . .

dog run f st?

B) Look at the table and make sentences as in the example.

Alice cannot play football. George can play football.

 Make sentences as in the example. 1. Dogs cant sing. 2. Cats can run fast.

Fish Penguins Dogs Birds Some parrots Cats

climb trees can fly cant sing swim talk run fast