CAN: ABILITY S + CAN + INFINITIVE S + CAN’T +

INFINITIVE
CAN + S+ INFINITIVE? YES, S + CAN // NO, S
PAULA JAMES
2.ANDY
Make sentences with1. Fill
caninor
the
can’t
gapsand
with
thecan
verbs
or
in brackets. Join themcan’t:
with and, or, but.

1. Paula (ski/ drive) 1. Paula _________ sew.

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2. James _________ cook.
_____ 3. Andy __________ drive.
2. James (paint/ take 4.
photos)
James _________ play chess.
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5. Andy _________ ski.
_____ 6. Paula ________ cycle.
3. Andy (cook/ iron) 7. Andy _________ dance.
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8. Paula _________ drive.
_____ 9. James _________ paint.
4. Paula (skate/ dance)
10. Andy _________ iron.
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3. Ask questions and give short
_____
answers.
5. Andy (sing/ type)
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1. Paula/ paint?
_____
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6. James (cycle/ ski)
__
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2. James and Andy/ drive?
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4. Write the correct name(s) to complete the __
sentences: 3. Paula and James/ cook?
1. ____________________________ can’t take photos._______________________________
2. _________________________ can cycle, but __
________________ can’t. 4. James/ swim?
3. _________________ can paint. _______________________________
4.
KEY _________________ can’t drive, but __

1. 2.
1. Paula can ski, but she can’t drive.
1. Paula CAN sew.
2. James CAN’T cook. 2. James can’t paint, but he can take photos.
3. Andy CAN drive.
4. James CAN play chess. 3. Andy can cook and iron.
5. Andy CAN’T ski.
6. Paula CAN cycle. 4. Paula can’t skate, but she can dance.
7. Andy CAN’T dance.
8. Paula CAN’T drive. 5. Andy can sing, but he can’t type.
9. James CAN’T paint.
10. Andy CAN iron. 6. James can cycle and ski.

7. Paula can’t cook or type.

8. James can’t sing or skate

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4.
1. Can Paula paint? No, she 1. Paula and Andy can’t take photos.
can’t. 2. Paula and James can cycle, but Andy can’t.
3. Andy can paint.
2. Can James and Andy drive? 4. Paula can’t drive, but Andy and James can.
Yes, they can.

3. Can Paula and James cook?

No, they can’t.

4. Can James swim? No, he

can’t.

5. Can Paula type? No, she

can’t