Table of Contents
Week 1 | English Grammar
Day 4 |I am doing (present continuous)
Day 5 |Are you doing? (present continuous questions)
Day 6 |I do/work/like (present simple)(present continuous questions)
Week 2 | English Grammar
Day 1 |I don't... (present simple negative)
Day 2 |Do you...? (present simple questions)
Day 3 |I am doing (present continuous) I do (present simple)
Day 4 |I have... and I've got...
Day 6 |Worked/got/went etc (past simple)
Week 3 | English Grammar
Day 1 |I didn't... did you...? (past simple negative and questions)
Day 2 |I was doing (past continuous)
Day 3 |I was doing (past continuous) and I did (past simple)
Day 4 |I have done (present perfect 1)
Day 5 |I've just... I've already... I haven't...yet (present perfect 2)
Day 6 |Have you ever...? (present perfect 3)
Week 4| English Grammar
Day 1 |How long have you...? (present perfect 4)
Day 3 |I have done (present perfect) and I did (past)
Day 4 |Is done, was done (passive 1)
Day 5 |Is being done, has been done (passive 2)
Day 6 |Be/have/do in present and past tenses
Week 5| English Grammar
Day 1 |Regular and irregular verbs
Day 2 |What are you doing tomorrow?
Week 6| English Grammar
Day 2 |Must, mustn't, don't, need to
Day 6 |Do this! Don't do that! Let's do that
Week 7| English Grammar
Day 2 |There is... There are...
Day 3 |There was/were... There has/have been... There will be...
Day 6 |Have you? Are you? Don't you? etc
Week 8| English Grammar
Day 1 |Too/either/so am I/neither do I etc
Day 2 |Isn't/haven't/don't etc (negatives)
Day 3 |Do they? Is it? Have you?
Day 4 |Forming questions (who/what/why/where/when/which)
Day 5 |What...? Which...? How...?
Day 6 |How long does it take...?
Week 9| English Grammar
Day 1 |Do you know where...? I don't know what... etc
Day 2 |He/she said that... He/she told me that...
Day 3 |Work/working Go/going Do/doing
Day 4 |I want you to... I told you to...
Day 5 |I went to the shop to...
Day 6 |Go to... Go on... Go for... Go -ing... Get…
Week 10| English Grammar
Day 4 |I/me He/him They/them etc
Day 6 |Whose is this? It's mine/yours/hers etc
Week 11| English Grammar
Day 1 |Myself/yourself/themselves etc
Week 12| English Grammar
Day 2 |All/most/some/any/no/none etc
Week 13| English Grammar
Day 2 |If we go... if you see... etc
Day 3 |If I had... If we went... etc
Day 4 |A person who... A thing that/which (relative clauses 1)
Can is a modal verb.
can + infinitive
When ‘can’ is used in sentences it expresses possibility and ability. Saying ‘I can do something’ shows I know how to do it (- ability) or that it is possible for me to do it.
| Pronoun | Example: |
|---|---|
| I Can | I can see you. |
| We Can | We can play in the garden. |
| You Can | You can help me cook dinner. |
| They Can | They can come over. |
| He Can | He can go to the party. |
| She Can | She can watch television. |
| It Can | The computer is messed up. It can stop working. |
| Pronoun | Example: |
|---|---|
| I Cannot / Can’t | I am busy. I cannot ring you right now. |
| We Cannot / Can’t | We cannot eat dinner until we’ve cleaned our room. |
| You Cannot / Can’t | You can’t go to Emma’s house. |
| They Cannot / Can’t | They cannot do the homework. |
| He Cannot / Can’t | He can’t drive because he hasn’t passed his test. |
| She Cannot / Can’t | She can’t swim. |
| It Cannot / Can’t | My phone is broken. It cannot turn on. |
When we are talking in the past we use could/couldn’t
Examples:
- When I was younger, I couldn’t ride a bike, but now I can.
- When I was in high school, I could run really fast.
- My mum is from Spain. Before she moved to England, she couldn’t speak English. She could only speak Spanish.
- My teacher couldn’t read
- Yesterday, in school Josh was speaking too fast so I couldn’t understand what he was saying.
- She was so tired, but she couldn’t sleep.
- The car was broken, so he couldn’t drive to work.
- The family went out for dinner last night, but dad couldn’t come because he had an important meeting.
- They couldn’t come shopping with us because they had a dentist appointment.
- We couldn’t play outside because it was raining.
- The door was locked so Emma couldn’t come inside.
- When my parents were younger they could stay out till late, but we can’t.
Questions
When ‘can’ is used in questions it expresses asking for permission.
Example: Can I go to the toilet?
(This means that you are asking permission to leave the room and go the toilet.)
| Questions | Example: |
|---|---|
| Can I…? | Can I go to grandma’s house? |
| Can we…? | Can we play in the garden? |
| Can you…? | Can you clean your room please? |
| Can they…? | Can they come over on the weekend? |
| Can he…? | Can he speak Spanish? |
| Can she…? | Can she ride a bike? |
| Can it…? | Can it glow in the dark? |
We use Can you…? and Could you…? when we ask people to do things.
Examples:
| Can you…? | Could you…? |
|---|---|
| Can you open the window, please? | Could you open the window, please? |
| Can you make your bed, please? | Could make you bed, please? |
| Can you wait for me? | Could you wait for me? |
| Can you lend me your lipstick? | Could you lend me your lipstick? |
| Can you pay for me, please? | Could you pay for me, please? |
| Can she…? | Can she ride a bike? |
We use Can I have…? or Could I have…? to ask for something.
Examples:
| Can I have…? | Could I have…? |
|---|---|
| Can I have £3 to buy some sweets? | Could I have £3 to buy some sweets? |
| Can I have these cupcakes? | Could I have these cupcakes? |
| Can I have this drink? | Could I have this drink? |
We use Can I…? or Could I…? to ask if it is okay to do something.
Examples:
| Can I…? | Could I…? |
|---|---|
| Can I borrow your top? | Could I borrow your top? |
| Can I speak to mum? | Could I speak to mum? |
| Can I draw a picture in your notebook? | Could I draw a picture in your notebook? |
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1. Use the infinitive verb given to complete the following sentences.| Infinitive verb | Sentence: |
|---|---|
| Speak | I can |
| Drive | You can |
| Go | He can |
| Eat | She can |
| Play | They can |
| Have | We can |
2. Create your own sentences
- I can
- You cannot
- He cannot
- She can
- They can
- We cannot
3. Fill in the missing gaps.can go, could play, couldn’t drive, can sleep, cannot, can swim, could have
- The car was broken so dad to work.
- My mum so she took my little brother to the swimming baths.
- I to Saarah’s party but Louisa
- My parents said that I a big party for my birthday, but I don’t want to.
- They in the garden, but they didn’t want to go out because it was too cold.
- Emma at my house on Saturday night.
Challenge: create your own sentences using could/couldn’t in the past tense
