Can

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"Can" means to have the capacity, ability or permission. It only expresses the present tense. The past of "can" is could. To express this idea in other verb tenses it is necessary to use to be able to.

She can speak eight languages.
He can read his emails while he's talking to a client on the phone.
They can leave work early today because they stayed late last night.
Can I help you?


Related articles: Could, Able, May

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