He ean play the piano. ‘can + infinitive (can do / can play / can come etc): do do? I/we/you/they | can play L/we/you/they | play? he/she/it | can’t (cannot) | see hedshe/it | see? come etc come? etccan do something = I know how to do itor i is posible for me to do it: Lan play the piano. My brother ean play the piano too. 1D Sarah ean speak Italian, but she can't speak Spanish. 13 ‘Can you swim? “Yes, but I'm not a very good swimmer? 1 ‘Can you change twenty pounds?” ‘T'm sorry,T ean’t? 13 I'm having a party next week, but Paul and Rachel ean’t come, For the past (yesterday / lst week ete), we use eould/eouldn't: 1G When I was young, I could run very fst. 1 Before Maria came to Britsin, she couldn't understand much English. Now she ean understand everything. I was tired lit night, but I couldn’ sleep. I had a party last week, but Paul and Rachel couldn't come. Can you ... ? Could you ... ? Can I... ? Could I... ? We use Can you ... ? or Could you ... ? when we ask people to do things: {© Gan you open the door, plese? “or Could you open the door, plese? 15 Can you wait a moment, please? or Could you ‘We use Can have ... ? ot Could I have ...? to ask for something: 1D (ina shop) Can I have these postcards, please? or Could I have ...? Can 1... ? or Could I... ? = is it OK to do something?: 1G Tom, can I borrow your umbrell? or ‘Tom, could [borrow your umbrella? 1 (en the phone) Hello, eam I speak to Gary, please? or... could I speak ...?‘Ask Steve if he ean do these things: ‘Can you do these things? Write sentences about yourself. Use I can or I can't. Tl a 8 rr = 9 <= 12 Complete these sentences. Use can or can't + one of these verb ‘come find hear see speak 1 I'm sorry, but we —cf't. come. _ co your party next Saturday 2 like this hotel room. You .... the mount 3 You are speaking very quietly. 1 — you, 4 Have you seen my bag? ie 5 Catherine got the job because she five languages. fom the window.Complete these sentences. Use can't or couldn't + one of these verbs: decide eat find gogo sleep 1 Iwas tired, bur I__couldn't step. 2 T wasn't hungry yesterday. T ry dinner, 3 Kate doesn't know what to do. She “ 4 wanted to speak to Martin yesterday, but I a i, 5 James nnn t the concert next Saturday, He has t0 work, 6 Pauls = to the meeting lst week. She wa il What do you say in these situations? Use can or could. 1 (open) ‘Could you. open the door, pease? 4 (have)