Grammar Reference
can
| Affirmative |
|---|
| I/You/We/They/He/She/It can dance. |
| Negative |
|---|
| I/You/We/They/He/She/It can’t dance. |
The full form of can’t is cannot.
| Interrogative |
|---|
| Can I/you/we/they/he/she/it dance? |
| Short answers |
|---|
| Yes, I can. / No, I can’t. Yes, she can. / No, she can’t. Yes, we can. / No, we can’t. |
We use the short form can’t in short answers.
2D GRAMMAR:
can and adverbs: Exercise 1
Look at the chart. Complete the sentences below with can or can't and verbs or phrases from the chart.
Jack can play the guitar and he a horse.
Chloe a motorbike, but she can't ride a horse.
James Italian and he the guitar.
Jack and James , but Chloe can’t.
James and Chloe , but Jack can.
James a motorbike, but Chloe and Jack .
Jack, Chloe and James .
| Jack | Chloe | James | |
|---|---|---|---|
| play the guitar | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ride a motorbike | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| ride a horse | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| speak Italian | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
2D GRAMMAR:
can and adverbs: Exercise 2
What can you do? Write questions and true answers with can.
cook
play a musical instrument
ride a bike
speak Russian
write songs
swim 100 metres
sing
read people's thoughts
Grammar Reference
Adverbs
• We form most adverbs by adding -ly to the adjective.
slow → slowly careful → carefully easy → easily
• Some adjectives don’t change.
fast high late low early hard
• The adverb from good is well.
2D GRAMMAR:
can and adverbs: Exercise 3
Write the adverbs.
slow
early
hard
Adverbs
• We form most adverbs by adding -ly to the adjective.
slow → slowly careful → carefully easy → easily
• Some adjectives don’t change.
fast high late low early hard
• The adverb from good is well.
• We use adverbs with verbs to say how something happens.
It’s raining hard. He sings badly.
2D GRAMMAR:
can and adverbs: Exercise 4
Choose the correct adjective or adverb to complete the sentences.
He’s a driver.
Please listen .
Vicky has got a voice.
Jake learns very .
Anna is a dancer.
Can you speak Russian ?
2D GRAMMAR:
can and adverbs: Exercise 5
Write sentences. Use the present simple and an adverb.
Emma's dad / dance / bad
Tom / speak French / fluent
Peter / play the piano / good
William and Kate / get up / early
Oliver / sing / loud
Holly / learn new vocabulary / easy
Jo's uncle / drive / careful
Ellen and Martin / swim / fast
2D GRAMMAR:
can and adverbs: Challenge!
Write the adverbs from these adjectives. Check your answers in a dictionary.
sad
happy
quiet
angry
nice
sudden
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