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CAN: USES
(Modal Verb)
ABILITY
To be able to:
Can you drive?
She can speak four languages.
Can you read that sign from this distance?
The doctors are doing all that they can, but she's still
not breathing properly.
Do the best you can - I realize the circumstances are not ideal.
If the party is awful, we can
always
leave (= that would be
one possible solution to ourproblem).
"She's really furious about it." "Can you blame her (= I'm not surprised)?"
Can do
(
US INFORMAL
)
Used to say that you can and will do something:
"Will you mail this letter for me, please?" "Can do."
"I need you to pick up the kids today." "Sorry, no can do (= no I can't)."
PERMISSION
To be allowed to:
If you finish early you can go home.
She can come whenever she likes, as far as I'm concerned.
Finish up your dinner and you can have dessert.
How early can you get off this afternoon?
Anyone can go - you don't have to be invited.
Sometimes used to tell someone angrily to do something
(INFORMAL):
If you carry on being horrible to your sister, Sophie, you can just go
to bed!
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REQUEST
Used to request something:
If you see Brett, can you tell him I'm in town next weekend?
Can you make a little less noise, please? I'm trying to work.
POSSIBILITY
Used to express possibility:
You can get stamps from the local newsagents.
You can get very nasty skin diseases from bathing in dirty water.
Smoking can cause cancer.
Noise can be quite a problem when you're living in a flat.
He can be really annoying at times (= he is sometimes very annoying).
OFFER
Used in polite offers of help:
Can I help you with those bags?
I'm afraid Ms Ferguson has already left the office. Can I be of any help?
CAN: FORM
(Modal Verb)
AFFIRMATIVE FORM:
Can
comes first in the verb phrase (after the subject and before another
verb):
We
[verb phrase]
can
take the train to Birmingham.
Can
is never used with another modal verb:
He
can
hear the music from his room sometimes.
Not: He can might hear the music … or He might can might hear
the music …
NEGATIVE FORM:
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The negative form of
can
is
can’t.
We don’t
use
don’t/doesn’t/didn’t
with
can:
I
can’t
believe you said that!
Not: I don’t can believe you said that!
We can use the full form
cannot
(one word) in formal contexts or when we
want to emphasise something:
I
cannot
understand why she behaves like that.
QUESTION FORM:
Warning:
The subject and
can
change position to form questions. We don’t
use
do/does/did:
Can this
really be true?
Not: Does this can really be true?
Can’t you
ask for another day off work?
We use
can
and
can’t
in question tags:
You can’t take photos inside the museum,
can you?
Abby can speak Japanese,
can’t she?
Material extraído do site:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/can?q=Can
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