How to Use "Can" with Example Sentences

can (v): to be able to

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Example sentences:

"My daughter can drive a car."

"John can speak several different languages."

"I can do it by myself."

"We can go to the party."

"He can eat spicy food."

"I can hold my breath for a long time."

"I can jump really high."

"I can make a snowflake out of paper."

"She can swim across the lake."

"I can hit the ball over the fence."

"They can understand what we're saying."

"Women can vote now."

"I can walk up the stairs."

"I can visit you next year."

"I can travel all over the world."

"My son can count to 1000."

can (n): a metal, cylindrical container

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Used with adjectives:

"The soup is in an aluminum can."
(aluminum, metal, tin)

"Recycle the empty cans."
(empty, food, beer, soda, pop, soup, tuna)

"We keep a gas can in the garage."
(gas, gasoline, oil, watering)

"We have many different paint cans in the garage."
(paint)

"Don't forget to take the garbage can out."
(garbage, trash)

Used with verbs:

"Diced tomatoes come in a can."
(come in, be + packed in)

"We opened a can of soda."
(opened, drank)

"Make sure to drain all of the cans before recycling them."
(drain, empty)

"Don't forget to recycle your metal cans."
(recycle)

Used with nouns:

"Does anyone have a can opener?"
(opener)

Used with prepositions:

"I want a can of soda."
(of)

"I threw it in the garbage can."
(in)