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Podemos usar “can” para
hablar sobre posibilidades
- Can you do that?
- I can't manage to do that.
- You can leave your car in that parking space.
- You cannot smoke in here.
Nota que hay dos formas negativas : “can’t” y “cannot”. Estas dos expresiones significan
exactamente lo mismo. Cuando estamos hablando, usualmente decimos “can’t”
Usamos “can” para
hablar acerca de habilidades:
- I can speak French.
- I can't drive.
Usamos “can” para dar y conceder permiso. ( Tambien usamos
“may” para esto pero es más formal y
mucho menos común )
- Can I speak to you or are you too busy?
- You can use my phone.
- You can't come in.
Usamos “can” para hacer ofrecimientos, preguntas e
instrucciones.
- Can I help?
- Can you give me a hand?
- When you finish that, you can take out the garbage.
Usamos “can” con las siguientes expresiones 'see',
'hear', 'feel', 'smell'
o 'taste' para hablar sobre lo
que está sucediendo ahora.
·
I
can smell something burning.
·
Can
you hear that noise?
- I can't see anything.
Podemos usar tambien “can” para deducciones ( En este ejemplo
“MUST” funciona como contrario de
“CAN’T” )
- You can't be hungry. You've just eaten.
- You must be hungry. You haven't eaten anything all day.
- He was in London one hour ago when I spoke to him. He can't be here yet.
Podemos usar “should” para dar un consejo
·
You
should speak to him about it.
·
You
should see a doctor.
- You should ask a lawyer.
·
We
should invest more in China.
·
They
should do something about this terrible train service.
- He should resign.
- I think they should replace him.
- I don't think they should keep the contract.
- Do you think I should tell her?
