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MY BODY
FACE
CAN (Poder)
CAN: We use “can” for: ability, possibility and ask for permission (pedir permiso).
Examples
Ability:
❖ She can speak 5 languages.
❖ He can swim like a fish.
❖ They cannot dance very well.
❖ He can’t ride a bike.
Possibility:
❖ The florist can deliver the bouquet early.
❖ My friend cannot visit me because of COVID-19.
❖ It can be very cold in Pasto.
Negative sentences
Questions
(wh) + can + person + verb +
complement?
Write the correct option: Can or can’t
Example: 1. Cheetahs ____can___ run very fast.
2. A spider ____can’t____ drive a car.
3. Sheep ________ read.
4. A fish ________ swim.
5. Humans ________ read.
6. Parrots ________ talk.
7. Animals ________ read.
8. Lucrecia is three years old, she ________ make a pizza.
9. ________ Monica ski? Yes, she ________.
10. They ________ live here, the weather is too cold.
11. She ________ read without glasses.
12. The letters are very small. I ________ read this.
Complete the following sentences using parts of the body, can or can’t:
Example: Can I read with my _eyes_? Yes, you can.
Example: I _can’t_ read with my legs.
1. Can I read with my ________? No, you can’t.
2. Sara ______ listen to music with her hands.
3. Can you listen to music with your nose? No, I _______.
4. I can speak with my ________.
5. I can brush my ________ .
6. I ________ brush my ears.
7. I can watch TV with my ________.
8. Can Maria watch TV with her arms? No, she ________.
9. My students can write with their ________ on the notebooks.
10 Can you write on the books? No, you ________.
Organize the words and make sentences. Punctuation in necessary.
Example: can in She park. run the
She can run in the park.
1. school. can to She go
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2. dance. can the I to go
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3. brother can run Your fast.
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4. play Juanes can't piano.
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5. languages. can other speak She
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6. speak Can languages? she 5
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7. they well? Can very dance
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8. You my can use new phone.
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9. Bryan drive his can car.
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10. Mateo drive a Can car?
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