FUNDACIÓN EDUCACIONAL LICEO POLIVALENTE MARÍA REINA 2020

“Ellos son el tesoro que Dios nos ha confiado”

Sexto Básico Básico A – B / Inglés

CAN – CAN’T
The modal verb “can” talks about ability in the present. The negative form is “can not” or
“can’t”.
Affirmative form Negative form Question

I can run fast. I can’t run fast. Can you run fast?

Short answer

Affirmati Negative
ve
Yes, I can. No, I can’t.

Pictionary

Play volleyball Play tennis

Play basketball
FUNDACIÓN EDUCACIONAL LICEO POLIVALENTE MARÍA REINA 2020
“Ellos son el tesoro que Dios nos ha confiado”
Sexto Básico Básico A – B / Inglés

Play the guitar Sing

Swim

Dance Fly a Kite

Play football/Soccer

Draw pictures
Use computer Ride a bike

Write

Read Ju
mp

Where does it go?

Find things can and can’t do. Write them in the correct boxes.
Encuentra cosas que se pueden y no hacer. Luego escribe en el casillero.

I know lots of sports. I can swim and I can play football. I can play basketball too because we
are learning at school! But I can’t play baseball. We don’t have baseball lessons at my
school. What else can I do? Well, I can’t speak German or French but I can speak English of
 THINGS I CAN DO THINGS I CAN´T DO
Swim Play baseball
Play football Speak German
Play basketball Speak french
Speak english

Make sentences which are true for you. Write two extra sentences with your own ideas!
Hace oraciones que sean verdaderas para ti. (Lo que puedes y no hacer)
Escribe dos extra oraciones con tu propia idea.

a. Speak English I can speak English

b. drive a car I can’t drive a car

c. swim I can´t swim

d. play tennis I can´t play tennis

e. ride a bike I can ride a bike

f. play chess I can play chess

g. make a cake I can´t make a cake

h. Read a book I can read a book

i. Run in a park I can run in a park

Read about Sara. Tick [✔] what she can do and cross [✘] what she can’t do.
 Sara You
Dance √ √
Play the guitar x x
Play the piano √ x
Read music √ √
Ride a horse X x
Sing X x
swim x x
Complete these sentences with can or can’t.

KIERAN : Hi Carl! What’s that?

CARL : It’s my guitar.

KIERAN : (1) CAN you play the guitar?

CARL : Yes, I (2) can

KIERAN : Wow!

CARL: (3) CAN you play a musical instrument?

KIERAN: No, I (4) can´t , but I (5) can sing.

CARL: ¡Oh! I (6) can

KIERAN: (7) CAN you play the piano?

CARL: No, I (8) can´t, I (9) can only play the guitar