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She doesn't work in the office.
Note that we do not add -s to the infinitive in the
Present Simple negative.
Making suggestions
When we want to do something with another person we make suggestions. Let's + infinitive
Let's meet outside the cinema at ten to eight.
Why don't we + infinitive +?
Why don't we have dinner this evening?
How about + noun +?
How about lunch on Friday?
play, do, go + activities
Use play + noun for games, and for sports we usually do in teams, e.g. play football, computer games.
Use do + noun for activities we can do alone (not in a team), e.g. do aerobics, yoga. Use go with activity verbs that end in -ing, e.g. go swimming, running.
сап/сап't
Can is a modal verb. We use modal verbs before other verbs.
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The negative of can is cannot, but we usually use the short form can't.
| You | |
| He | |
| She | can |
| It | can't |
| We | (cannot) |
| You | |
| They |
Modal verbs do not change their form after he, she or it.
He can play the piano.
Use can and can't to talk about ability. Use can to
talk about things we are able to do, and can't to talk
about things that we are not able to do.
