{"id":272767,"date":"2026-07-18T03:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T08:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langcom.org\/?p=272767"},"modified":"2026-07-18T03:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T08:00:11","slug":"can-questions-ability-a1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langcom.org\/ru\/blog\/can-questions-ability-a1\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask About Ability: Can Questions (A1 English Grammar)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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To ask about someone’s ability in English, we use Can<\/span> at the beginning of the question.<\/strong> This word helps us talk about what people know how to do, like Can you swim?<\/span> \u0438\u043b\u0438 Can she speak English?<\/span> The structure is simple: Can + subject + base form of the verb<\/span>. \u041d\u0430\u043f\u0440\u0438\u043c\u0435\u0440, Can he play the guitar?<\/span><\/p>\n

When you answer these questions, you use short answers. For a positive answer, you say Yes, subject + can<\/span>, \u043d\u0430\u043f\u0440\u0438\u043c\u0435\u0440 Yes, I can.<\/span> For a negative answer, you say No, subject + can’t<\/span>, \u043d\u0430\u043f\u0440\u0438\u043c\u0435\u0440 No, they can’t.<\/span> \u041f\u043e\u043c\u043d\u0438\u0442\u0435, can’t<\/span> \u044f\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0441\u043e\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0449\u0451\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u043e\u0439 cannot<\/span>. This makes it easy to talk about skills and talents in everyday conversations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u0427\u0442\u043e \u043e\u0437\u043d\u0430\u0447\u0430\u0435\u0442 \u0441\u043b\u043e\u0432\u043e \u2018can\u2019 \u0432 \u0430\u043d\u0433\u043b\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043c \u044f\u0437\u044b\u043a\u0435?<\/h2>\n

Can<\/span> is a special verb in English. We use it to talk about ability. Ability means what you know how to do or what you are able to do.<\/p>\n