NAME: _______________________ DATE: _________________

Grammar Self-check
(Unit 6, page 66)

GRAMMAR. Can and have to

Look at these examples with can and have to.
I can speak English, but I can’t speak Italian.
I can’t play golf today. I’m too busy.

I can’t go running tomorrow. I have to meet my cousin after class.

She can’t come for dinner. She has to work late.
Dave can sleep late. He doesn’t have to go to work.
Relax! You don’t have to drive to the airport until 10:00.

FIGURE IT OUT . . .
Can or have to? Complete the grammar rules.
1. Use ______ + the base form of a verb to express ability or possibility.
2. Use ______ + the base form of a verb to express an obligation.

Look at these yes / no questions and short answers with can and have to.
Can you come for dinner this evening? Yes, I can. / No, I can’t.
Do you have to work tomorrow? Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
Does she have to go to school today? Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.

FIGURE IT OUT . . .
1. What’s the negative form of can? _______________
2. What are the negative forms of have to?
Singular form: _______________
Plural form: _______________

Top Notch 1 Unit 6

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