Grammar Modal Verb: Can   The modal verb Can is used to indicate ability, request, right, capability, skill or probability. It has informal usage. It is called Modal because the conjugation for the 3rd persons doesn´t change:   Affirmative Interrogative Negative Negative II I can You can He can She can It can   We can You can They can Can I? Can you? Can he? Can she? Can it?   Can we? Can you? Can they? I can´t You can´t He can´t She can´t It can´t   We can´t You can´t They can´t I cannot You cannot He cannot She cannot It cannot   We cannot You cannot They cannot   Now, the practical examples:   Affirmative I can help you with your homework if your come here We can make a big party to celebrate your wedding anniversary He can come here tomorrow to have lunch with us   Interrogative Can I help you with your luggage? Can she visit us tomorrow? We´ll be glad if she can Can you come here for a little while? I need to talk to you   Negative It can´t be possible. I swear I left my wallet here He can´t speak English because he doesn´t study enough You can´t spend all your money. You have to save a little for the rainy days   Practice Write a sentence for the modal + the verb given:   Affirmative   Can + write ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Can + call ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Can + speak ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________     Interrogative   Can + see ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Can + open ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Can + plant ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________     Negative   Can + listen ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Can + keep ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Can + pay ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________   Globalized English School English in English   2009 - 2010 Globalized English School  - All rights reserved