Modal verbs

• They are a group of verbs we use to express situations such as ability,

possibility , permission, suggestion , obligation , request and others.
They need another verb to complete and an idea. Today we are going
to focus in only one of them the modal verb:
Affirmative Sentences
• Subject + can + basic verb + complement.

I CAN DO TRICKS WITH THE SOCCER BALL. LOOK AT ME !

SHE CAN PLAY THE PIANO LIKE MOZART

 You can say:
Negative sentences Can not
Cannot
Can’t

• Subject + can’t + basic verb + complement.

THEY CAN’T PASS THE LEVEL , IT’S VERY DIFFICULT.

CAMILO CAN’T CONTROL HIS CRAZY LOVE FOR EVALUNA.

Interrogative sentences
• Can + subject + basic verb + complement?

CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THE HOMEWORK

YES , I CAN HELP YOU BUT YOU HAVE TO PAY ME

NO, I CAN’T. DO IT BY YOURSELF

WHERE CAN I BUY THE CHEAPEST CELLPHONE ?

YOU CAN BUY THEM IN THE “PALACIO ROJO” MALL