Can and can't

Can and can't (cannot)

What are your abilities? What is something you are not good at?

Or when talking about possibilities or abilities.

• I can't go to school tomorrow.

• I can speak japanese.

It can be use when asking permission.

• Can I be your friend?

• Can't you stay silent?

Can or can't

How to use?

Fill in the Blank

A: I ____ buy an ice cream because I don't have money. :(

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Why can't?

Can't is the contraction of can not. That means is an abreviation.

But there is another way of saying can't. In britain, the say cannot, that sounds just the same as can not, and it's easier to distinguish from can.

- I cannot write chinese, I can write korean.
- I can't write chinese, I can write korean.

Poll

Which one do you prefer to use?

• can't

• cannot

• can not

Remember can & can't:

I can...
They cannot...
We can't

For possibilities and abilities

Can she...?
​Can't we...?
Can they...?
Can't he...?

To ask for permission

Multiple Choice

Whay can they do?

• They can play soccer.

• They can draw a rocket.

• They can read.

• They can fly.

Multiple Choice

Tom: Mom, can we go to the playground?

• Tom is telling his ability.

• Tom is asking for permission.

• Tom is telling a possibility.

• Tom is having an existencial crisis.

Word Cloud

What can you do?