CELIAXEQUEB.PRESENTATION.LLC.

15-02-2023

MODAL CAN
Can vs Can't

PRESENTED BY:
Celia Maribel Xequeb Couoh
 CONTENTS
What are the modal verbs? 1 Frecuent uses of "can" 6

Structures 2 Characteristics 7

Complementary 3 Characteristics part 2 8

Structures part 2 4 Thank You 9

Complementary 5 Bibliography 10
WHAT ARE THE MODAL
VERBS?
The modal verb are auxiliary verbs that
we use to express an opinion about
something likely or possible.

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 GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURE
POSITIVE NEGATIVE

Subject + modal verb + infinitive verb + Subject + modal verb + not + infinitive
comp. + Mr. point verb + comp. + Mr. point

Examples: Examples:

I can read this book. She cannot type fast.

She can speak Italian.
Contraction
You can play when you finished your
homework.
Can + not = Can’t
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 COMPLEMENTARY
SUBJECT M. VERB INFINITIVE V. COMP. MR. POINT

John can ride his bike . POSITIVE

SUBJECT M. VERB NOT INFINITIVE V. COMP. MR. POINT

Maria cannot read fast .

can't

NEGATIVE 3
 STRUCTURES
POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE QUESTIONS ANSWERS

Modal verb + subject + infinitive verb + + = Yes + subject + modal verb + Mr.
comp. + Mr. ? - = No + subject + modal verb + not + Mr.
Modal verb + not + subject + infinitive
verb + comp. + Mr. ?
Positive example:
Examples:
Yes, he can.
Positive = Can you take my hand?
Negative examples:
Negative = Cannot we talk about this?
- No, he can’t.
- No, he cannot. 4
 COMPLEMENTARY
M. VERB SUBJECT INFINITIVE V. COMP. MR. ?

Can John ride his bike ? POSITIVE

M. VERB NOT SUBJECT INFINITIVE V. COMP. MR. ?

cannot we talk today ?

can't

NEGATIVE 5
 FRECUENT USES OF "CAN"
Ability Allowing or prohibiting Possibility or permission

Can' is used to express In interrogative sentences To ask someone for

the ability or ability of it is used to ask something.
someone to do permission; while in To express that
something. negative sentences it something can
implies the prohibition of happen.
doing something.

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 CHARACTERISTICS
"Can" works as a modal auxiliary verb and therefore:

#1 #2 #3

We should not add “S” This verbs are followed In case the question any
to the main verbs when by infinitive verbs of the Wh questions,
they are conjugated in without the word “TO” just we need add the
singular third person. before them. Wh question at the
beginning of the
sentence.

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 #4 #5 #6

In interrogative and It does not have It does not have an

negative forms, we don’t compound or infinitive.
need the auxiliary (do or progressive tenses.
does).

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THANK YOU

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BIBLIOGRAPHY
https://www.superprof.es/apuntes/idiomas/ingles/gramatic
a-inglesa/modal-verbs/modal-verbs.html
https://www.britishcouncil.es/blog/verbo-can
https://www.abaenglish.com/es/verbos-modales-
ingles/can/
https://idiomas.gcfglobal.org/es/curso/ingles/b1/uso-de-
can-y-could/
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es-LA/grammar/british-
grammar/can