Modals can could flashcards. Grammar drills

CAN
Match the picture with the verb
RIDE A BIKE
DANCE
SKATE
PLAY basketball
SING
PLAY THE GUITAR
SKI
Scuba dive
fish
USE A smart watch

CAN
RIDE A BIKE
dance
skate
sing
Play the guitar
ski
Scuba dive
fish
Use a smart watch
Play basketball

CAN: AFFIRMATIVE / NEGATIVE
My sister can ski
I can’t cook
can + not = can’t
We can play basketball
can + not = cannot

CAN: INTERROGATIVE
He play the guitar
Can
?
You sing opera
can
?
they ride a bicycle
can
?
Yes, he can.
No, he can’t.
Yes, I can.
No, I can’t.
Yes, they can.
No, they can’t.

CAN: EXERCISES. MAKE SENTENCES
We
He

They
I
CAN: EXERCISES. MAKE SENTENCES

He
You
CAN: EXERCISES. MAKE SENTENCES

CAN: EXERCISES
Use the characters to make sentences
Example:
Superman can fly but he can’t resist kryptonite.

Bruce Lee
Lionel Messi
Michael Jordan
Sponge Bob
Donald Trump
Halo Master Chief
WHAT CAN / CAN’T THEY DO?

Use of can
can for present possibility
or ability
Use of could
could for past possibility
or ability
My sister can take me to school.
My sister could take me to school.
We can play
basketball
He can speak English
He couldn’t speak English
We could play
basketball

COULD: INTERROGATIVE
He play the guitar
Could
?
You sing opera
could
?
they ride a bike
could
?
Yes, he could.
No, he couldn’t.
Yes, I could.
No, I couldn’t.
Yes, they could.
No, they couldn’t.

REQUEST PERMISSION
Can I open the window?
Can you open the window?
Could you give me some information?
Could I go to the party with my friends?
more formal