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Conjugation of the English verb can

  • Level A1
  • Irregular verb
Practise the forms

Conjugation table

Present Simple
Ican
youcan
he/she/itcan
wecan
theycan
Past Simple
Icould
youcould
he/she/itcould
wecould
theycould
Future Simple
Iwill can
youwill can
he/she/itwill can
wewill can
theywill can
Present Perfect
Ihave been able to
youhave been able to
he/she/ithas been able to
wehave been able to
theyhave been able to
Past Perfect
Ihad been able to
youhad been able to
he/she/ithad been able to
wehad been able to
theyhad been able to

Examples

  • Present Simple

    I can swim.

  • Past Simple

    I could open the door.

  • Present Perfect

    I have been able to open it.

  • Future Simple

    I will can help.

  • Past Perfect

    I had been able to open it.

Test yourself

Type the correct form of can.

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