CAN

EXPRESSING

POSIBILITY AND CAPABILITY

CAN (FORM)

• SIRVE PARA EXPRESAR POSIBILIDAD, CAPACIDAD U OTRA CONDICIÓN DEL VERBO PRINCIPAL

• SE USA CON VERBOS PRINCIPALES

• NO TIENE CONJUGACIONES• EL VERBO PRINCIPAL QUEDA EN

SU FORMA INFINITIVA SIN “TO”

CAN (ORDER)

• SUJETO S• VERBO V• OBJETO/COMPLEMENTO O/C• S+V+O• S + MODAL (CAN) + VERBO PRINCIPAL• THEY CAN COME TO OUR PARTY• ELLOS PUEDEN VENIR A NUESTRA

FIESTA• EN PREGUNTA: CAN THEY COME TO

OUR PARTY?• ¿PUEDEN VENIR A NUESTRA FIESTA?

CAN (YES/NO QUESTIONS)

• CAN I HELP YOU?• ¿PUEDO AYUDARTE?• YES + S + MODAL (CAN)• NO + S + MODAL NEGATIVO

(CANNOT, CAN’T)• YES YOU CAN• CAN MIKE HAVE DINNER WITH US?• ¿MIKE PUEDE CENAR CON

NOSOTROS?• YES HE CAN/ NO HE CAN’T

CAN (W/H QUESTIONS)

• WHO, WHY, WHERE, WHEN, WHAT, HOW• WHO CAN ANSWER THE NEXT QUESTION?• ¿QUIÉN PUEDE CONTESTAR LA PRÓXIMA

PREGUNTA?• S + CAN + (O/C)• ALBERT CAN, ALBERT• ALBERT CAN ANSWER THE QUESTION • WHEN CAN WE GET BACK THE RESULTS?• ¿CUÁNDO PODEMOS TENER LOS

RESULTADOS?• ADV + S + CAN + (O/C)• TOMORROW, TOMORROW YOU CAN GET

THE RESULTS• YOU CAN GET THE RESULTS TOMORROW

CAN (W/H QUESTIONS)

• WHERE = ADV + S + CAN + (O/C); S + CAN + (O/C) + ADV

• WHEN = ADV + S + CAN + (O/C); S + CAN + (O/C) + ADV

• WHAT = S + CAN + (O/C)

• HOW = S + CAN + (O/C)

MAKE

• MAKE THE BED• CAN THEY MAKE THE BED?

HAVE

• HAVE DINNER• CAN YOU HAVE DINNER WITH ME?

BUY

• BUY TICKETS• CAN WE BUY THE TICKETS FOR THE

MOVIES ON LINE?

COME

• COME TO HER PARTY• CAN WE COME TO HER PARTY?

LOOK FOR

• LOOK FOR A COWBOY COSTUME• WHERE CAN HE LOOK FOR A COWBOY

COSTUME?

USE

• USE THESE GADGETS• HOW CAN I USE THESE GADGETS?

START

• START THE CLASS• WHEN CAN I START THE CLASS?

CHOOSE

• CHOOSE A St. VALENTINES GIFT• WHAT CAN HE CHOOSE FOR St.

VALENTINES GIFT?

SO LONG!!!