Questions with can
Use can every time regardless of the subject.
Auxiliary | Subject | Verb | Rest | Short answer | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Can | you | speak | English? | Yes, | I | can. |
Can | you | play | chess? | No, No, | I I | can‘t. cannot. |
Can | she | cook | cakes? | Yes, | she | can. |
Can | Susan | swim? | Yes, | she | can. | |
Can | they | write | poems? | No, No, | they they | can‘t. cannot. |
In WH-questions (questions with question words) can goes after the question word.
Question word | Auxiliary | Subject | Verb | Rest | Answer |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Where | can | they | ride | their bikes? | They can ride their bikes in the park. |
What | can | Jake | play? | Jake can play the guitar. | |
When | can | he | meet | her friends? | He can meet his friends at 6 pm. |
Explanations
- Word Order in English questions (Summary)
- Questions in the Passive
- Questions in the Past Simple
- Questions in the Present Simple
- Questions with Questions Words and the verb BE
- Questions with CAN
- Questions with HAVE and HAVE GOT
- Questions with WHO and WHAT – Subject – Object
- Short Answers in English
- Yes/No questions and short answers and the verb BE