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Formulas

Affirmative and Negative

Order	Subject	Can/Can’t	Verb	Complement
1.	I	can	solve	complex puzzles quickly
2.	She	can	bake	delicious cakes for the talent show
3.	We	can	sing	in harmony together
4.	He	can	draw	realistic portraits
5.	They	can	dance	traditional folk dances
6.	I	can’t	swim	in deep water
7.	She	can’t	play	the violin yet
8.	We	can’t	speak	French fluently
9.	He	can’t	attend	the meeting tomorrow
10.	They	can’t	solve	the math problem without help

Yes/No and Information Questions

Order	Wh-word	Can/Can’t	Subject	Verb	Complement
1.		– can	you	play	the guitar?
2.		* can	she	speak	Spanish?
3.		* can	we	participate	in the talent show?
4.		– can	he	cook	Italian food?
5.		can	they	finish	the project by Friday?
6.	What	can	you	do	for the talent show?
7.	How many languages	can	she	speak?
8.	When	can	we	start	practicing for the performance?
9.	Which dish	can	he	cook	the best?
10.	Why	can’t	they	come	to the party on Saturday?

Expressing Ability
- Formula: Subject + can/can’t + base verb
- Examples:
  - “I can swim.” / “I can’t swim.”
  - “She can play the guitar.” / “She can’t play the guitar.”
Expressing Possibility
- Formula: Subject + can/can’t + base verb
- Examples:
  - “It can rain today.” / “It can’t rain today.”
  - “We can see the stars tonight.” / “We can’t see the stars tonight.”
Asking for Permission (informal)
- Formula: Can + subject + base verb?
- Examples:
  - “Can I leave early today?”
  - “Can we take a break?”
Giving Permission (informal)
- Formula: Subject + can + base verb
- Examples:
  - “You can go out with your friends.”
  - “They can use the computer now.”
Denying Permission
- Formula: Subject + can’t + base verb
- Examples:
  - “You can’t park here.”
  - “He can’t join us for dinner.”

Unscrambled the Sentences

Welcome to your Can and Can't: Showcasing Your Talents and Possibilities

Name

1. Expressing Ability: speak can languages three She

2. Expressing Ability: ride can't I a bicycle

3. Expressing Possibility: tonight stars see the can we

4. Expressing Possibility: come can't they tomorrow to party the

5. Asking for Permission: use can your I phone?

6. Asking for Permission: we break take can a?

7. Giving Permission: can play outside children the

8. Giving Permission: you can stay late

9. Denying Permission: can't you here eat

10. Denying Permission: watch can't they TV now

11. Expressing Ability: cook can well very he

12. Expressing Ability: sing I can't well

13. Expressing Possibility: late be can train the

14. Expressing Possibility: win can't we game the

15. Asking for Permission: borrow can I book your?

16. Asking for Permission: we the use can computer?

17. Giving Permission: can go to you the cinema

18. Giving Permission: they play can music loud

19. Denying Permission: can't here you smoke

20. Denying Permission: drive can't she night at

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