structures
AFFIRMATIVE STRUCTURE
Subject + can + verb (+ complement)
I can swim at the pool
My mother__________swim at all.
CAN'T
BEACH
Ex: Can you swim at the beach?
HORSE (-)
Chris can't ride a horse
READ / BROTHER / LITTLE / CAN'T / MY
My little brother can't read.
NEGATIVE STRUCTURE
Subject + can't + verb (+ complement)
He can't sign opera very well
Our teacher__________speak three languages, but she__________speak German.
CAN / CAN'T
CHINESE
Ex: Can you speak CHINESE?
FOOTBALL (+)
Ex: Marta can play soccer really well.
HER / MAKE / CAKES / ? / CAN / GRANDMA
Can her grandma make cakes?
SIMPLE QUESTION STRUCTURE
Can + subject + verb (+ complement) +?
Can she speak three languages?
Yes, she can / No she can't
Jon and Bae__________speak Japanese very well because their parents are Japanese.
CAN
THE VIOLIN
Can you brother play the violin?
CAKE (+)
My father can make delicious cakes.
? / PENGUINS / CAN / FLY
Can penguins fly?
INFORMATION QUESTION STRUCTURE
WH + can + subject + verb (+ complement) + ?
What can an elephant do?
Oliver__________drive a car because he's a child.
CAN'T
BALLET
Ex: Can your brother dance ballet?
BIKE (-)
Ex: I can't ride a bike. I'm terrible at it.
GERMAN / CAN'T / UNDERSTAND / THEY
They can't understand German.
__________can she do?
She can do multiple things!
WHAT
I__________speak a little Italian, but I__________speak Spanish at all.
CAN / CAN'T
BUS
Ex: Can you drive a bus?
FAST (?)
Ex: Can you run very fast?
ARE / PARENTS / FRENCH / MY / FROM / SPEAK / CAN / BECAUSE / THEY / CANADA
My parents can speak French because they are from Canada.