Can means 'able to'.
I can see you = I am able to see you.
To ask a question using can, change the order of
I and can
Statement I can see you.
He can see you.
We can see you.
They can see you.
Question Can I see you?
Can he see you?
Can we see you?
Can they see you?
ANNE Can you find missing people?
JOHN Sometimes
we can.
3. WILL AND 'LL
As we’ve seen before, the word will is used to
show that we are talking about the future. I
will see you tomorrow.
Usually, in conversation, we shorten this to: I’ll
see you tomorrow.
The other contractions are: he will he’ll she willshe’ll it will it’ll you will you’ll we will we’ll they will they’ll
4. THE TIME
For exact hours we say o' clock. 4:00 = It’s
four o’clock. 10:00 = It’s ten
o’clock.
We can also just say: It’s ten.
Often we add a.m.(for any time after twelve midnight to twelve midday.)
or p.m. (for any time after twelve midday to twelve midnight).
It’s ten a.m.
Or It’s ten p.m.
For half-way between the hours, we use half-past. 4:30 = It’s half-past four.
or we can just say: It’s four-thirty(p.m.
or a.m.).
For quarter hours we say a quarter past or a
quarter to. 4:15 = It’s a
quarter past four.
4:45 = It’s a quarter to five.
Or we can just say: It’s four
fifteen. It’s
four forty-five.
For any time we can say a number of minutes past an hour
up to half-past, or a number of minutes toan hour after
half-past.
4:10 = It’s ten past four
4:25 = It’s twenty-five past four.
4:35 = It’s twenty-five to five.
4:50 = It’s ten to five.
Or we can just say: It’s four
ten; four twenty-five; four thirty-five; or four fifty.
5. PREPOSITIONS WITH TIME
The prepositions used with time are: in; at;
on; for; from; until
at = a particular time. I’ll
see you at ten o’clock.
JOHN Let’s
see… Yes, I can see you at ten o’clock.
in= a period of time in the future. I’ll
see you in an hour.
I’ll see you in a week.
CLERK The restaurant
opens in an hour, and dinner is served between six and
nine pm.
on= a day or date I’ll
see you on Wednesday.
I saw you on the 30th of June.
for= a period of time an action takes place. I’ll see you for an hour.
I’ve been sick for a week.
from = the time an action starts. until= the time an action finishes. They
worked from 9a.m. until 5 p.m.
We can also use between to describe time. They
were working between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
CLERK The restaurant
opens in an hour, and dinner is served between six and
nine pm.
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