but he can’t windsurf. Can you speak Chinese? Man: I can drive a racing car. Ican ski. Iean windsurf. I can speak Chinese. I can play the violin .. Woman: But you can't dance! We use canto talk about ability, ™ We also use can to talk about possibility. ‘The doctor can see you at3.00. doctor to see you at 3.00.) = Itis possible for the Form AFFIRMATIVE (+) Ican swim you can swim. hecan swim she can swim itcan swim we can swim you can swim they can swim ‘NEGATIVE (—) FULL FORMS ‘SHORT FoRMs Icannot swim Tean’t swim you cannot swim You can’t swim he cannot swim he can’t swim she cannot swim she can’t swim it cannot swim itcan’t swim we cannot swim we can’t swim you cannot swim you can’t swim they cannot swim they can’t swim ‘Question (2) can I swim? can you swim? can he swim? can she swim? can it swim? can we swim? can you swim? can they swim? SHORT ANSWERS Yes, Vyou/he/she/ity we/they can, No, V/you/he/she/it/ we/they can’t. = For can in requests eg Can you help me?, see Unit 49.Use You can... ina. buy flowers. buy meat What can you do in these places? Make sentences, baker's buy medicine butcher's buy bread and cakes launderette wash your clothes florist’s chemi: You can buy flowers in @ Flori Exercise 43D ‘What can you do in your town in your free time? Write four (or more) sentences. Examples: You can play tennis. You can go to the cinema.