can ใช้ในรูป present simple tense (ปัจจุบัน) มีรูปโครงสร้างประโยคดังนี้ Affirmative sentence ( ประโยคบอกเล่า ) Form : Subj. + can + verb 1 (infinitive without to) I can swim You can drive a car We can run very fast They can speak Italian He can answer the questions She can ride a horse It play a ball Negative sentence (ประโยคปฏิเสธ) Form : Subj. + cannot + verb 1 (infinitive without to) ** รูปย่อของ cannot คือ can't I cannot swim You cannot drive a car We cannot run very fast They cannot speak Italian He cannot answer the questions She cannot ride a horse It cannot play a ball Interrogative ( ประโยคคำถาม ) Form: Can + Subj. + verb 1 ? Can you drive a car ? Yes, I can. ( No, I cannot) Can they speak Italian ? Yes, they can. (No, they cannot. ) Can she ride a horse ? Yes, she can. (No, she cannot. )

์ำ Exercise Underline the correct word. 1. Danny can ( repair / repairs / reparing ) his watch. 2. The boys cannot ( cook / cooks / cooking ) dinner. 3. Can he speak French ? Yes, he ( can / can't / cannot) 4. ( Can / Do / Is ) you play the piano ? Yes, I can. 5. Ostriches ( can / can't / are) fly. 6. Whales ( can sing / can sings / cannot sing) 7. A bird ( can / can't / don't) fly when it is young. 8. I am tired so I ( can / can't / don't) run now. 9. We are not good cooks, so we ( can / are not / can't ) cook any food. 10. ( Can / Do / Does) Malee like basketball ?

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