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I'm James and today we're going to talk about a word
with lots of different uses.
Can.
I can play the guitar.
This is the first way that we can use can
to talk about ability.
For example, I can speak Spanish but I can't fly.
Let's look at
another use of can.
Can I open the window, Ellie?
No, you can't.
It's too cold.
Oh, okay.
In this example, can is used to ask for or give permission to do something.