Mark,why don't you give me some example? I can leave my car in that parking space. Okay.You're saying that you'll possibly leave your car there Can you help me with my work? This is a good one because it's an informal request.We're friends so it's appropriate Can I smoke in this room? Now you've just used 'can' to ask for my permission to do something. You can't smoke in here.Please go outside. Okay,I understood.You used the negative which means I don't have permission to smoke in here That is correct.Now let me give you an example,Mark. I can speak Portuguese.Can you? No, I cannot. It's cool that you have the ability to speak Portuguese.I can only speak English. Now let's see some sample conversations: Hey Jamie.Can you help me out with something? Yes,I can.I just need to finish some work here first. No problem.When will you be free? In half an hour or so. Okay.I can wait that much.I'll be outside Can you play any instruments.Garry? No,I cannot.Can you? Yes,I can play the guitar. That's great.I myself can't play any instruments but I can sing well Yes,you can.I've heard you before. Truth is I love music. And I can memorize things fast so I know many lyrics by heart I can see now why you always some music on Yes,I can't live without good music
Mark,why don't you give me some example?
ОтветитьУдалитьI can leave my car in that parking space.
Okay.You're saying that you'll possibly leave your car there
Can you help me with my work?
This is a good one because it's an informal request.We're friends so it's appropriate
Can I smoke in this room?
Now you've just used 'can' to ask for my permission to do something.
You can't smoke in here.Please go outside.
Okay,I understood.You used the negative which means I don't have permission to smoke in here
That is correct.Now let me give you an example,Mark.
I can speak Portuguese.Can you?
No, I cannot. It's cool that you have the ability to speak Portuguese.I can only speak English.
Now let's see some sample conversations:
Hey Jamie.Can you help me out with something?
Yes,I can.I just need to finish some work here first.
No problem.When will you be free?
In half an hour or so.
Okay.I can wait that much.I'll be outside
Can you play any instruments.Garry?
No,I cannot.Can you?
Yes,I can play the guitar.
That's great.I myself can't play any instruments but I can sing well
Yes,you can.I've heard you before.
Truth is I love music.
And I can memorize things fast so I know many lyrics by heart
I can see now why you always some music on
Yes,I can't live without good music