UNIT 5A
1. VOCABULARY
X Factor
It's the name of a well-known British TV talent contest.
It's the name of a well-known British TV talent contest.
2. GRAMMAR
Can is used to express:
· ability = know how to:
+
I can swim. I learnt when I was a child. (sé nadar)
-
I can't play the piano. I never took lessons. (no sé tocar el piano)
· possibility:
+
I can go to the party with you. I leave work early today. (puedo ir, tengo posibilidad)
-
I can't arrive work late today. My boss will be angry with me again and I can lose my job. (no puedo llegar tarde, no tengo posibilidad)
· permision:
+
You can have a coffee here. (se puede)
-
You can't park here. (no se puede)
?
Can I go to the bathroom, please?. (¿puedo ir?, ¿me das permiso?)
· to make requests:
?
Can you take a message for me, please?. (¿puedes?)
Can you help me?
Can is used to express:
· ability = know how to:
+
I can swim. I learnt when I was a child. (sé nadar)
-
I can't play the piano. I never took lessons. (no sé tocar el piano)
· possibility:
+
I can go to the party with you. I leave work early today. (puedo ir, tengo posibilidad)
-
I can't arrive work late today. My boss will be angry with me again and I can lose my job. (no puedo llegar tarde, no tengo posibilidad)
· permision:
+
You can have a coffee here. (se puede)
-
You can't park here. (no se puede)
?
Can I go to the bathroom, please?. (¿puedo ir?, ¿me das permiso?)
· to make requests:
?
Can you take a message for me, please?. (¿puedes?)
Can you help me?
Can / can't don't change in the third person singular:
I can
you can
he/ she/ it can
we can
you can
they can
Can't is the contraction of cannot, but never write can not. Can't is almost always used in conversation and informal writing.
The verb after can is the infinitive without to: I can play the piano NOT I can to play the piano.
I can
you can
he/ she/ it can
we can
you can
they can
Can't is the contraction of cannot, but never write can not. Can't is almost always used in conversation and informal writing.
The verb after can is the infinitive without to: I can play the piano NOT I can to play the piano.