Inglés I Mtra.
Alma Peña
CAN/ CAN´T EXERCISE 1
1. Turn the given sentences into affirmative sentences, negative sentences or questions.
Olivia can play the guitar. → negative sentence
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Can the girls play hockey? → affirmative sentence
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Richard can play the trumpet. → question
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Can she write with her left hand? → affirmative sentence
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He can write good stories. → negative sentence
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Alex can write exciting articles. → question
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Henry can cook spaghetti. → question
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They can cook well. → negative sentence
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Can Carol cook chilli con carne? → affirmative sentence
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2. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
very | play | my | can | brother | football | well
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homework | with | you | I | can | help | your
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in | Sue | English | can't | read
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you | it | I | about | cannot | tell
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make | can | your | mum | cakes | good
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go | you | tonight | can | out
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dad | cannot | a | horse | ride | my
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morning | come | I | tomorrow | can't
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again | Bill | drive | his | can | car
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you | my | can't | mobile | use | new | phone
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3. Use modal verbs can or can't to make similar sentences.
Don't park your car here. It is illegal.
You ............... park your car here.
Why don't you stay with us? No problem!
You ............... stay with us.
I don't think this car is expensive. It's ten years old.
This car ...............be expensive.
I am not good at basketball.
I .................. play basketball.
Let's take a taxi.
We .................. a taxi.
Listen. There's someone speaking in the hall.
I .................. hear some voices in the hall.
The doctor said: "No sweeets."
We .................. eat sweets.
Do the shopping on Sunday. The shop is open.
You .................. buy it on Sunday.
Please, hlep me. The luggage is too heavy.
I .................. carry all this luggage on my own.
You are not ill. Why don't you go to work?
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You .................. go to work. You are not ill.
4. Put the words in the correct order to make questions.
me | hear | you | can
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you | song | sing | can't | this
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on | come | why | can't | Peter | Sunday
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brother | can | run | your | fast
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where | can | tonight | sleep | we
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milkshakes | can | two | we | have
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now | do | can't | it | just | you
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dance | can | the | I | to | go
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can't | quiet | Sophie | be
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eat | son | what | your | can't
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