Verbo Modal CAN + Exercícios

Como usar o verbo modal CAN

Normalmente CAN significa saber, conseguir ou poder. 

É seguido pelo verbo principal sem TO.

A mesma forma é usada para todas as pessoas. 

Ele pode ser usado nas formas:
Afirmativa, Negativa e Interrogativa

Exemplo com o verbo TO SWIM (nadar)

  AFIRMATIVA

I	CAN	SWIM
YOU	CAN	SWIM
HE	CAN	SWIM
SHE	CAN	SWIM
IT	CAN	SWIM
WE	CAN	SWIM
YOU	CAN	SWIM
THEY	CAN	SWIM

Exemplo:

She can swim very well.

(Ela sabe nadar muito bem.)

  NEGATIVA

I	CANNOT ou CAN’T	SWIM
YOU	CANNOT ou CAN’T	SWIM
HE	CANNOT ou CAN’T	SWIM
SHE	CANNOT ou CAN’T	SWIM
IT	CANNOT ou CAN’T	SWIM
WE	CANNOT ou CAN’T	SWIM
YOU	CANNOT ou CAN’T	SWIM
THEY	CANNOT ou CAN’T	SWIM

Cannot = Can't

Exemplo:
They cannot swim well.

(Eles não sabem nadar bem.)

  

  INTERROGATIVA

CAN	I	SWIM?
CAN	YOU	SWIM?
CAN	HE	SWIM?
CAN	SHE	SWIM?
CAN	IT	SWIM?
CAN	WE	SWIM?
CAN	YOU	SWIM?
CAN	THEY	SWIM?

Exemplo:

Can you swim well?

(Você sabe nadar bem?)

USO:

O Verbo Modal CAN tem a função de auxiliar o verbo principal na frase. Um verbo modal completa ou altera o sentido do verbo principal.

É usado para indicar:

Habilidade/ Capacidade

Permissão Informal

Pedido 

Possibilidade ou Impossibilidade

Exemplos:

He can play soccer. (habilidade)

(Ele sabe jogar futebol.)

Can I go with you? (permissão/ pedido)

(Posso ir com você?)

You can learn French at that school. (possibilidade)

(Você pode aprender francês naquela escola.)

EXERCISES:

I) Escreva as frases na forma AFIRMATIVA usando o verbo modal CAN:

Exemplo: 

You dance well.

You CAN dance well.

a) You speak English.

  

b) We swim well.

  

c) They travel tomorrow.

  

II) Escreva as frases na forma NEGATIVA: 

a) She can park here.

  

b) I can do it.

  

c) He can go there.

  

III) Escreva as frases na forma INTERROGATIVA.

a) She can dance well.

 

 

b) You can stay here.

 

c) They can work today.

  

Confira também: 

CAN Passado / Futuro 

Can / Could / May / Might 

May e Might

Shall e Will

Should

Should e Ought To

Must e Mustn't

Must e Have to

Will e Would

Resumo dos Verbos Modais

RESPOSTAS

I)

a) YOU CAN SPEAK ENGLISH.

b) WE CAN SWIM WELL.

c) THEY CAN TRAVEL TOMORROW.

 

II)

a) SHE CANNOT ou CAN'T PARK HERE.

b) I CANNOT ou CAN'T DO IT.

c) HE CANNOT ou CAN'T GO THERE.

 

III)

a) CAN SHE DANCE WELL?

b) CAN YOU STAY HERE?

c) CAN THEY WORK TODAY?