Can Uses And Examples?

Can uses and examples? Can is also used

to suggest something might happen in the future

(“If you finish your homework, we can go to the movies.”). Can, like could and would, is used to ask a polite question, but can is only used to ask permission to do or say something (“Can I borrow your car?” “Can I get you something to drink?”).

Can using example?

Can and its uses?

The modal ‘can’ is a commonly used modal verb in English. It is used

to express; ability, opportunity, a request, to grant permission, to show possibility or impossibility

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Can models example?

I can speak four languages.

She can drive a car. He can speak English fast. Fishes can swim.

Where is can used?

We often use can

to talk about ability to do something in the present or future

: I can sing one song in Polish.

Can be meaning?

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used to say that what a person does or feels is understandable or that a person should not be blamed for doing or feeling something

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CAN is present or past?

The verb “can” in its

present form

is perfect to ask for permission or to give permission to someone. Also, its negative form, can’t, can be used to refuse permission. Its past form, could, can be used to ask for permission in a more polite way.

Can request examples?

Here are some examples.

“Can I open the window in here?” “Can we sit here?” “Can I have two coffees and a coke, please?”

Can grammar rules?

Auxiliary verb can (positive) – can’t (negative) use

Use ‘can’ to talk about possibility

. Always use can with another verb. I can = I know to do something. / I know that something is possible for me. Future: Use can if you are deciding now what to do in the future.

Can ability sentences examples?

We use can and can’t to talk about someone’s skill or general abilities:

She can speak several languages.

He can swim like a fish. They can’t dance very well.

Can question sentences examples?

Can and could sentences?

• They could come by car. (= Maybe they will come by car.) …
• It can be very cold here in winter. …
• That can’t be true. …
• It’s ten o’clock. …
• It could be very cold there in winter. …
• They know the way here. …
• She can speak several languages. …
• I can see you.

Can you meaning?

If taken literally, “Can you” is equivalent to

asking the person if they’re capable of doing something

. “Could you”, on the other hand, implies that the action can be completed under some circumstances by the person. The usage of can you is idiomatic, and hence, is more popular used phrase of the two.

Can is a verb or noun?

(kən , STRONG kæn ) language note: Can is a

modal verb

. It is used with the base form of a verb. The form cannot is used in negative statements.

Can in the future?

There is no future tense of can

, but will be able to is used for saying that someone will have the ability to do something or that something will be possible in the future, especially after a long time: She’ll be able to walk soon. A hundred years from now people will be able to visit Mars.

Can Have it meaning?

1.

To take or use something

. If you like that shampoo, you can have it—it didn’t do a thing for my hair.

Can meaning as noun?

noun. ˈkan Kids Definition of can (Entry 2 of 4) 1 :

a metal container usually shaped like a cylinder

a soda can. 2 : the contents of a can Add a can of tomatoes.

Can be used tense?

The verb can is used to say that someone or something is able to do something. Can is called a modal verb. It doesn’t have all of the tenses that verbs usually have. It has the

simple past tense could, but no past participle.

Can be present tense?

can’ is the model of its conjugation. This defective modal helping verb

exists primarily in the present and preterit tenses

. If an infinitive is needed, or a conjugation in any other tense, use the appropriate form of the verbal expression [to be able to + infinitive].

Can in past and future?

Can is a modal verb and modal verbs have only two forms, present tense and past tense. As there is no infinitive,

they can’t form future tense

, and as there is no past participle they can’t form perfect forms.

Can for offer examples?

Can. Examples:

Can I help you?

Can I bring you a drink?

Can I please or could I please?

Both are correct

. The first is more direct, and the second is more polite. Could you please . . . gives slightly more room for refusal than Can you please . . .

Can used for permission?

Can and may are both used to talk about permission

. Using can in this sense isn’t incorrect but it is considered informal. If you want to sound formal, use may.

Can questions and answers?

Can and can’t sentences examples?

• I can swim. They can speak English. He can’t ride a bike.
• I can swim. You can run fast. She can ride a bike. We can’t speak Japanese. They can’t play the guitar.
• Can you swim? Yes, I can. Can she play the piano? No, she can’t. What languages can you speak?

Can verb forms?

3 forms of verb can:

Infinitive (can), Past Simple – (could), Past Participle – (been able)

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Can past ability examples?

General ability

We usually use could or couldn’t to talk about general abilities in the past.

She could paint before she started school

. I couldn’t cook until I went to university. When I lived next to the pool, I could go swimming every day.

Can modal verbs examples?

• Possibility You could cause an accident driving like that.
• Past ability Sarah could dance like a professional at the age of six.
• Suggestion We could go to dinner after the movie.
• Request Could I leave early today?
• Conditional If you’re not working tomorrow, we could go on a picnic.

Can sentences give positive examples?

Should and can sentences examples?

• To express something that is probable. Examples: “John should be here by 2:00 PM.” “He should be bringing Jennifer with him.
• To ask questions. Examples: “Should we turn left at this street?” …
• To show obligation, give recommendation or even an opinion. Examples: “You should stop eating fast food.”

Can you or could you?

Both are technically correct, but

the “Could you” form is polite (and preferable)

, while the “Can you” is almost an implied command that leaves no choice to the doer.

Can question sentences examples?

Can question sentences examples?

Can sentences list?

1.1. Affirmative sentences with can

I can play football

. You can sing. My sister can read. We can speak English.

Can Making sentence?

He can swim like a fish.

They can’t dance very well. We use can and can’t to talk about the ability to do something at a specific time in the present or future: I can see you.

Can permission examples?

• Can I ask a question, please? Can we go home now?
• Could I ask a question, please? Could we go home now?
• May I ask a question, please? May we go home now?