“Can” is one of the most commonly used modal verbs in English. It can be used to express ability or opportunity, to request or offer permission , and to show possibility or impossibility. Examples: I can ride a horse.
Where we use can?
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?”). Could is the past tense of can, but it also has uses apart from that–and that is where the confusion lies.
When to use can in a sentence?
- Permission. We often use can to ask for or give permission: ...
- Ability. We often use can to talk about ability to do something in the present or future: ...
- General truths. ...
- Possibility. ...
- Guessing and predicting: can’t as the negative of must. ...
- Requests. ...
- Reproaches. ...
- Offers.
When to Use able or can?
Can, could, and be able to are all used to talk about a person’s ability to do something . You use can or be able to to talk about ability in the present. Be able to is more formal than can.
Why do we use the verb can?
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.
What is example of can?
| CAN/COULD (AFFIRMATIVE) | PAST REPEATED ACTIONS I could run marathons when I was younger. | PAST SINGLE ACTION, STATIVE VERB She could feel the wind on her face. | PAST SINGLE ACTION, ACTION VERB NOT POSSIBLE! | PRESENT ABILITY He can speak Portuguese fluently. |
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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.
Can you or will you?
May implies that you are asking for permission. Can implies that you are questioning somebody’s ability. Will implies that you are seeking an answer about the future.
Can used for?
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.
Can questions and answers?
| Pronoun Question Positive short answer | I Can I speak French? Yes, I can. | you (singular) Can you speak Italian? Yes, you can. | he Can he speak Russian? Yes, he can. | she Can she speak German? Yes, she can. |
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Can be grammar rules?
We sometimes use be able to instead of “can” or “could” for ability. Be able to is possible in all tenses – but “can” is possible only in the present and “could” is possible only in the past for ability. ... So we use be able to when we want to use other tenses or the infinitive.
Can we use sentences?
- I wish you could hear yourself talking. ...
- What could he do about it but lose more sleep? ...
- How could she blame him? ...
- How could he find out? ...
- I never thought I could do it. ...
- I had let so much gas out of my balloon that I could not rise again, and in a few minutes the earth closed over my head.
Can able and same sentence?
2 Answers. Can and is able to both mean the same thing . We can’t say can able to – it doesn’t make sense.
Can be present tense?
Present tense can is followed by a bare infinitive . ... In rare cases, it is also possible to use this verb in the present or past subjunctive, spelled can and could respectively. If a negation is needed, add “not” after can/could. The present tense negation is written without a space (cannot) and contracts to can’t.
What can I use instead of?
- bottle.
- bucket.
- canister.
- jar.
- package.
- cannikin.
- receptacle.
- vessel.
How do we use should?
- 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.”
