{"id":273068,"date":"2026-08-02T03:00:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T08:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langcom.org\/?p=273068"},"modified":"2026-08-02T03:00:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T08:00:57","slug":"can-cant-ability-a2-key","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langcom.org\/ru\/blog\/can-cant-ability-a2-key\/","title":{"rendered":"Mastering Can and Can’t: Expressing Ability in English (A2)"},"content":{"rendered":"
To talk about what you are able to do now, use can<\/span>. To talk about what you are not able to do now, use can’t<\/span>.<\/strong> These words are modal verbs. They help us express present ability. For example, if you say I can speak English<\/span>, it means you have the skill or knowledge to speak English. If you say I can’t swim<\/span>, it means you do not have the ability to swim. The structure is simple: Subject + can\/can’t + the base form of the verb<\/span>. This means the verb after can<\/span> \u0438\u043b\u0438 can’t<\/span> never changes its form, even for ‘he’ or ‘she’. This makes it very easy to use for all subjects (I, you, he, she, it, we, they). You will use can<\/span> \u0438 can’t<\/span> often in daily conversations to describe your skills and capabilities.<\/div>\n

What is ‘Can’ for Present Ability?<\/h2>\n

Can<\/span> is a modal verb. We use it to show that someone has the skill, knowledge, or possibility to do something in the present<\/strong>.<\/p>\n