What is example of can?

Examples: I can speak four languages. She can drive a car. He can speak English fast.
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Can grammar examples?

We use can to express possibility or to question possibilities: We can go to Rome in June because both of us have a week off work. (It is possible for us to go to Rome because we don't have to work in June.)
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Can simple sentences examples?

Could sentence example
  • I wish you could hear yourself talking. ...
  • What could he do about it but lose more sleep? ...
  • How could she blame him? ...
  • How could he find out? ...
  • I never thought I could do it. ...
  • I had let so much gas out of my balloon that I could not rise again, and in a few minutes the earth closed over my head.
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Can and could sentences examples?

We use could to show that something is possible, but not certain:
  • They could come by car. (= Maybe they will come by car.) ...
  • It can be very cold here in winter. ...
  • That can't be true. ...
  • It's ten o'clock. ...
  • It could be very cold there in winter. ...
  • They know the way here. ...
  • She can speak several languages. ...
  • I can see you.
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Can Class 3 sentence?

[M] [T] I could swim well even when I was a child. [M] [T] She thought she could get him to like her. [M] [T] She was so angry that she could not speak. [M] [T] Could you please repeat what you just said?
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Can to grammar?

Can is an auxiliary verb, a modal auxiliary verb. We use can to: talk about possibility and ability. make requests.
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Can modals example sentences?

Could (Modals)
  • Possibility You could cause an accident driving like that.
  • Past ability Sarah could dance like a professional at the age of six.
  • Suggestion We could go to dinner after the movie.
  • Request Could I leave early today?
  • Conditional If you're not working tomorrow, we could go on a picnic.
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Can permission example?

Could has the same meaning as may when making requests. It is equally polite to say, “Could I leave early?” or “May I leave early?” Could is used with any subject to ask for permission. For example “Could I open the window?” or “Could you open the window?” are both grammatical.
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Can verb types?

Can is called a modal verb. It doesn't have all of the tenses that verbs usually have. It has the simple past tense could, but no past participle. When a past participle is needed, the expression be able to is used instead.
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Can be verb form?

The verb “can” in its present form is perfect to ask for permission or to give permission to someone. Also, its negative form, can't, can be used to refuse permission. Its past form, could, can be used to ask for permission in a more polite way.
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CAN is used for?

The modal 'can' is a commonly used modal verb in English. It is used to express; ability, opportunity, a request, to grant permission, to show possibility or impossibility.
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Can and could modals?

The modal verbs can and could represent the ability of a person or thing in doing something. However, there is a difference in their usage, as 'can' is used in present situation, whereas we can use 'could' for talking about a past ability. Both are followed by a base form of the verb.
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Can past possibility examples?

"Could" is a modal verb used to express possibility or past ability as well as to make suggestions and requests. "Could" is also commonly used in conditional sentences as the conditional form of "can." Examples: Extreme rain could cause the river to flood the city.
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CAN is verb or noun?

Britannica Dictionary definition of CAN. [modal verb] 1. : to be able to (do something)
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Can I or could I?

Both 'can' and ' could' are modal verbs that refer to 'a possibility', 'ability' or 'capacity'. 'Can' refers to a general truth or something that has a strong possibility. 'Could' refers to something that has a weak possibility, or something that might happen, but not necessarily a general truth.
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Can grammar rules?

Auxiliary verb can (positive) - can't (negative) use

Use can, when you ask someone to do things. Use 'can' to talk about possibility. Always use can with another verb. I can = I know to do something. / I know that something is possible for me.
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How I can or how can I?

In your case, it's an indirect question. So, the correct form will be how I can because your question is started with could, so no need to form the second question with how can I in the same sentence. Hello, and welcome to the ELL.
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Can and could exercises?

Exercises: modal verbs
  • - Penguins. could. can. swim very well.
  • - I. can. run very fast. when I was younger.
  • - It's snowing, so we. can't. couldn't. ...
  • - Yesterday we. can't. couldn't. play.
  • - Could. you play the piano. ...
  • - You have a nice tricycle. Can. Could. ...
  • - He has a broken leg, so he. couldn't. ...
  • - I. couldn't. can't.
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Can't sentences example?

[M] [T] I can drive a car, but Tom can't. [M] [T] I can't sing as well as Mary did. [M] [T] I can't understand what she says. [M] [T] I can't wait to go on a vacation.
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Can not as two words?

Some people may think that the emphasis on not means that they should use can not (as two words). While can not is an acceptable alternate spelling, cannot is generally preferred by most writers.
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Can you meaning?

If taken literally, "Can you" is equivalent to asking the person if they're capable of doing something. "Could you", on the other hand, implies that the action can be completed under some circumstances by the person. The usage of can you is idiomatic, and hence, is more popular used phrase of the two.
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Can future tense examples?

They will be able to take the car if it's raining because I don't need it. I'll be able to do it tomorrow. You'll be able to buy a new car in some months. He'll be able to repair the bicycle.
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