Can

PRESENT

Can

Positive (+)                                    negative (- )

I

can

 

can

not

 

 

short form:

 CAN’T

you

can

 

you

can

not

he

she

it

can

 

he

she

it

can

not

we

can

 

We

can

not

you

can

 

you

can

not

they

can

 

they

can

not

 

Questions: Can I/you/he/we/ …         ßà Can’t I/you/he/we/… 

 

PAST

Can

Positive (+)                                    negative (- )

I

could

 

could

not

 

 

short form:

 COULDN'T

you

could

 

you

could

not

he

she

it

could

 

he

she

it

could

not

we

could

 

We

could

not

you

could

 

you

could

not

they

could

 

they

could

not

 

Questions: Could I/you/he/we/ …         ßà Couldn’t I/you/he/we/… 

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