Conceitos de Verbs and Modal verbs com foco no Modal verb Can na forma positiva e negativa.

1. José
Aldinho

3. WORD OR GROUP OF
WORDS
A
physical
action
A mental
action
A state of
being
VERBS
e.g., to swim, to write, to
climb
e.g., to think, to guess, to
consider
e.g., to be, to exist, to
appear

5. A modal verb is a type of
auxiliary verb used to express ideas
such as:
 Ability
 Possibility
 Permission
 Obligation.

6. Some characteristics of modal verbs:
They give additional information about
the function of the main verb that follows it.
They never change their form.
You can't add "s", "ed", "ing"...
They are always followed by an infinitive without
"to"

7. Modal
verbs
May
Might
Will
Could
Would
Should
Must
Can

8. Can
Expressing
Ability I can swim.
Permissio
n
Possibilit
y
Can I use your phone
please?
Smoking can cause cancer.

9. Can't (Cannot)
I can't play the
guitar
I can't sin
g
I can't call you at the
moment

10. Can (ability, possibility): positive and negate
forms
Person positive / negative + verb
I Can / can't swim.
You Can / can't read.
He Can / can't ski.
She Can / can't draw.
It Can / can't speak.
We Can / can't drive.
They Can / can't Sing.