Inglés Básico A2
Aprende sobre Adverbios y Sustantivos en inglés
Artículos y sustantivos en inglés
¿Cómo se usa el articulo "the" en inglés?
Sustantivos en singular y plural en inglés
Usa "not much/many" con Sustantivos Contables e Incontables
¿Cómo hacer preguntas con "what" y "which" en inglés?
¿Cómo hacer preguntas con "whose" en inglés?
Practica el uso de "WH questions" y sustantivos
Quiz: Artículos y sustantivos en inglés
Habla del futuro y expresa sugerencias en inglés
Usa "can" y can't" en inglés junto a verbos de percepción
Usa "Let's" para sugerencias o invitaciones en inglés
Preposiciones de movimiento en inglés
Usa "will" para hablar del futuro en inglés
Usa "going to" para expresar planes e intenciones en inglés
Practica el uso de "can/can’t", “let’s”, “will” y “going to”
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Expresa solicitudes y peticiones en inglés
Adverbios de movimiento y dirección en inglés
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¿Cómo dar ordenes y hacer peticiones usando "'please" en inglés?
Expresa motivos y razones usando '"because" en inglés
Expresiones de tiempo comunes en inglés
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How do we use the verb "can" with verbs of perception?
The use of verbs of perception empowers our communication by allowing us to convey abilities and experiences more accurately. In the Spanish language, words like "ver", "ver", "oir" and "tocar" are combined with "puede" or "no puede" to indicate the ability or inability to perform these actions. Let's find out how you can improve your ability to describe perceptions by using "can" in an appropriate and nuanced way.
What are verbs of perception?
Verbs of perception are essential for describing how we interact with the world using our senses. These verbs are divided into five main categories according to the sense they describe:
- Visual perception: seeing, looking, gazing, observing.
- Taste perception: to like, to savor.
- Olfactory perception: to smell, to sniff.
- Auditory perception: hearing, listening.
- Tactile perception: feel, touch.
How to use "can" and "cannot" with verbs of perception?
To express the ability or inability to perform a perceptual action, we use "can" or "cannot" followed by the perceptual verb in its base form. This is crucial for effectively communicating situations based on our sensory abilities. For example:
- I can't see anything. Please turn on the lights.
How do you pronounce "can"?
The pronunciation of the verb "can" varies depending on the context within the sentence:
- Question: We pronounce can with a shorter form. Example: Can you hear me?
- Answer or emphatic statement: We stretch the word. Example: Yes, can!
However, when emphasizing a statement, we can also choose to stretch the word in that context. For example, saying They can hear you.
Do you want to practice yourself?
Applying these concepts in everyday situations will help you solidify your learning. Here are some situations for you to practice:
- The person is sick. what can or cannot he do?
- The person tried spicy food, what can he/she do or not do?
- The room is dark. What can or cannot I do?
- She is listening to music. What can or cannot she do?
Here are some possible answers for you to compare your ideas with others:
- She is sick. She can't smell anything.
- She tasted spicy food. She can't feel her tongue.
- The room is dark. I can't see anything.
- She is listening to music. Can't hear him, can only hear the music.
What's next?
We encourage you to write down your answers and share them in the comments section. Check out other students' answers as well - creativity in solving these exercises is more than welcome! Keep exploring and practicing, and you will see how your ability to use perception verbs in Spanish improves. Come on, you can do it!
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He tried spicy food. He can't feel his toungue.
The room is dark. I can't see anything.
She is listening to music. She can't hear anything.
He tried spicy food. He can't feel his lips.
The room is dark. I can't find my cellphone.
She is listening to music. She can't listen what her brother is saying.
He tried spicy food. He can drink a glass of water.
The room is dark. I can't see anything.
I can turn on the light to see.
She is listening to music. She can't hear anything because she has headphones.
She can enjoy her music that she likes.
### Key Differences between See, Look, watch and observe.
* **See**: Passive act of vision, without effort or focus.
* **Look**: Active act of directing your eyes towards something, involves intention.
* **Watch**: Prolonged act of looking, often with attention and interest in motion or change.
* **Observe**: Careful and detailed act of watching, often for study or analysis.
0:01 thats true, and usually they have eye problems and high light sensitivity (i say it cuz i have them too :( )
* She is sick. She can't work today.
* He tried spicy food. He can drink a glass of water to reduce the spicy taste
* The room is dark. I can turn on my phone's flash
* She is listening to music. She can't listen anything else but the music
0:01 thats true, and usually they have eye problems and high sensitivity photosensitive (i say it cuz i have them too :( )
We use [***can***](https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/english-grammar-reference/can-could "'can' and 'could'") and ***can't******* to talk about someone's **skill or general abilities**:
> *She **can speak** several languages.*
> *He **can swim** like a fish.*
> *They **can't dance** very well.*
We use ***can*** and ***can't*** to talk about the ability to do something at **a specific time in the present or future**:
> *I **can see** you.*
> *Help! I **can't breathe**.*
We use ***could*** and ***couldn't*** to talk about ***the past***:
> *She **could speak** several languages.*
> *I **couldn't see** you.*
* she is sick. she can't sniff anything
* he tried spicy food. He can't feel the mouth
* the room is dark. I can't see anything.
* she is listening to music. she can't hear me
he can´t eat because food is very hot
I can´t see anything
She can´t hear him
la pronunciación aproximada de las frases proporcionadas:
1. I can see the beautiful sunset from my window. \[ay kæn siː ðə ˈbjuːtɪfəl ˈsʌnˌsɛt frɒm maɪ ˈwɪndəʊ]
2. She can hear the birds chirping in the garden. \[ʃiː kæn hɪə ðə bɜːdz ˈtʃɜːpɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈɡɑːrdn̩]
3. We can smell the delicious aroma of freshly baked bread. \[wiː kæn smɛl ðə dɪˈlɪʃəs əˈrəʊmə əv ˈfrɛʃli beɪkt brɛd]
4. He can't see without his glasses. \[hiː kɑːnt siː wɪˈðaʊt hɪz ˈɡlɑːsɪz]
5. They can't hear the music because it's too loud. \[ðeɪ kɑːnt hɪə ðə ˈmjuːzɪk bɪˈkɔz ɪts tuː laʊd]
6. She can't taste anything because she has a cold. \[ʃiː kɑːnt teɪst ˈɛnɪˌθɪŋ bɪˈkɔz ʃiː hæz ə koʊld]
1.- he tried spicy food. He can't feel his tongue
2.- The room is dark. I can't see anything
3.- She is listening to music. she can't hear him. she can only listen to the music
1. He can't savor the rest of his meal.
2. I can't see the exit.
3. She can't hear what he is saying.
1\. She is sick. She can’t smell anything.
2\. He tried spicy food. He can’t feel his tongue.
3\. The room is dark. I can’t see anything.
She is listening to music. She can’t hear me.
He tried spicy food. “He can smell spicy food but he can’t savor”
* He tired spicy food. He can't feel his lips.
* The room is dark. I can't see anything.
* She listening to music. She can't hear her father.
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He is a banker. He can review your financial estates.
He tried spicy food. He doesn't fell his lips
the room is dark. I can go to sleep better!
She is listening to music. She can't hear anyone.
She can't hear and can't see like Shakira
• He can breathe fire.
• I can't see anything. Can you turn on the light?
• She can listen to ska music or just ignore him.
She is Sick, so she can’t go to the university today.
He tried spice food, He can’t talk.
She is listening to music, so she can hear you.
He tried spicy food. He can't savor his food.
The room is dark. I can't see anything in there. Please turn the lights on.
She is listening to music. She can't hear her brother.
He can´t eat anymore
The room is dark. I can´t see my bed.
She is listening to music. She can dancing.
- He tried spicy food, he can’t drink a glass of water
- The room is dark. I can feel like I’m in a cinema
- She is listening to music, she can’t hear him, and he tells her that dinner is ready
Let’s practice
- She’s sick. She can’t smell anything.
- He tried spicy food. He can’t taste anything else afterward.
- The room is dark. I can’t see anything.
- She is listening to music. She can’t hear me.
Examples:
I can speak English.
He can’t drive a car.
My classmate can play soccer
My friend can’t travel
I can develop software
I can’t feel my tongue
I can not see
I can’t hear what my father says
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He tried spicy food. He can feel his tongue burning.
The room is dark. I can't see anything.
She is listening to music. She can't hear what he is saying.
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hi
He tried spicy food, so he can't taste anything else.
The room is dark, so I can feel better to go to sleep.
She is listening to music, so she can't hear her father.
she is listening to music. She cant ear him
the room is dark. I cant see nothing
he trid spicy food. He cant taste
she is sick. She can¨t go to the park
or she can´t smell
1. She is sick, she can't **smell** anything.
2. He tried spicy food, he can't **savor** the food how he like do it.
3. The room is dark, I can't **see** the path.
4. She is listening to music, she can't **hear** her father.
She is sick. She can drink a cup of tea with lemon. She can´t be exposed to cold air.
He tried spacy food. He can drink some milk. He can’t feel his tongue.
The room is dark. I can turn on the light. I can´t run inside the room.
She’s listening to music. She can dance too. She can´t hear others.
she is sick, She can¨t go the party
He tried spicy food. He can¨t feel his tangue
the room is dark. I can¨t see nothing
She is listening to musica. She can¨t heard her friend
he can drink some water
she doesn´t listen to what he says you
<u>Time to practice:</u>
a) She is sick. She <u>can’t smell anything</u>.
b) He tried spicy food. He <u>can’t speak very well</u>.
c) The room is dark. I <u>can’t see anything</u>.
d) She is listening to music. She <u>can’t stop doing it</u>.
* She is sick. She can't work today.
* He tried spicy food. He can drink a glass of water to reduce the spicy taste
* The room is dark. I can turn on my phone's flash
* She is listening to music. She can't listen anything else but the music
**visual perception**
see
look
watch
observe
**taste perception**
taste
savor
**smell perception**
smell
sniff
scent
**hearing perception**
hear
listen
**touch perception**
feel
touch
She is sick. She can't go to work
He tried spicy food, He can ask for water
The room is dark, I can turn on the light
She is listening to music, She can't hear her father who is talking to her
He tried spicy food. He can't taste anything else.
The room is dark. I can't see anything.
She is listening to music. She can't hear me.
He tried spicy food, he can’t drink soda, he can drink some milk
The room is dark, I can’t see anything, I can turn on lights
She is listening to music, she can’t hear anything, she can feel music
* she is sick . She can't go outside
* He tried spicy food, but he can't savor it well
* the room is dark it can be scary
* She is listening to music, She can't hear anybody
He tried spicy food. He can´t handle Mexican food
The room is dark. I Can´t see the light of this button
She is listening to music. She can´t hear boyfriend
Here my practice:
* I can play the guitar.
* I can see that billboard. Can you see it?
* I tasted hot food. Now I can’t feel anything
* When she wears glases, she can see everything
1. He tried spicy food. He can't enjoy the meal after that.
2. The room is dark. I can't see my glasses.
3. She is listening to music. She can't hear anything.
* He can't taste the food
* I can't look nothing
* She can enjoy the music and she can't listen nothing
The room is dark. I can´t see anything.
She is listening to musis. She can´t hear him.
He tried spicy food. He feels his tongue.
Aquí tienes una explicación y ejemplos sobre cómo usar "can" y "can't" con verbos de percepción:
### Verbos de percepción
Son verbos como **see, hear, feel, smell, taste**. Se usan para describir lo que percibimos con nuestros sentidos.
### Usando **can**
Usamos "can" para expresar que algo es percibido o detectado.
* **I can see** the stars in the sky. (Puedo ver las estrellas en el cielo).
* **We can hear** the music from the party. (Podemos oír la música de la fiesta).
* **She can smell** the flowers from here. (Ella puede oler las flores desde aquí).
* **You can taste** the spices in this soup. (Puedes saborear las especias en esta sopa).
* **They can feel** the warmth of the sun. (Ellos pueden sentir el calor del sol).
### Usando **can't**
Usamos "can't" para expresar que algo no es percibido o detectado.
* **I can't see** anything without my glasses. (No puedo ver nada sin mis gafas).
* **We can't hear** you, speak louder! (No podemos escucharte, ¡habla más fuerte!).
* **She can't smell** anything because she has a cold. (Ella no puede oler nada porque está resfriada).
* **He can't taste** the difference between the two dishes. (Él no puede saborear la diferencia entre los dos platos).
* **They can't feel** their hands; it’s too cold. (Ellos no pueden sentir sus manos; hace demasiado frío).
* He tried spicy food. He can't feel his tongue.
* The room is dark. I can't see anything.
* She is listening to music. She can't hear her dad.
He tried spicy food. That was really spicy, you can see it in his eyes.
The room is dark. I can't see anything.
She is listening to music. She can't hear anything.
1\. She is sick. She can't go outside, also she can't taste anything because she can't smell. Her nose is stuffy. It is too bad; those senses are linked.
2\. He tried spicy food. He can't eat more; he needs to drink water immediately. He can't stand hot tastes. He has only been in Mexico one time.
3\. The room is dark; I can't see you. Please talk, now I can't hear you too. It is strange; this room becomes darker and darker. Can you hear me? Please shout. I can go for help outside. But now, I can't move anymore. Ahhhhh!...
4\. She is listening to music and can't hear me. I can go to the other room; she isn't paying attention to me. I can tell you my secret. It is our opportunity.
My practice:
1. He tried spicy food. He can feel his tongue burning.
2. The room is dark. I can't see anything.
3. She is listening to music. She can't hear what he is saying.
* She's sick, she can't exercise today.
\- He tried the spicy food. He can't feel his tongue.
The room is dark. I can't see anything.
el hombre como comida picante
He can't food much spicy
1. She is sick, she can´t go outside
2. He tried spicy food, he can't eat anything else.
3. The room is dark, I can go to sleep now.
She is sick, she can't taste anything.
He tried spicy food, he can't taste the soup.
The room is dark, I can hear scary voices 😨.
She is listening to music, she can't hear her friends.
In a real conversation you almost never hear the “t” sound when people tell us something with “can't”, the pronunciation depends of the context.
well she are sick so she can't goes to the party this weekend , for he that try spice food he can start eating Mexican's tacos sometimes with spice has more savor
My aport of this class:
She is sick. She can't smell anything.
He tried spicy food. He can't taste the other meal that are served on his plate.
The room is dark. I can't see my shoes and my socks.
She is listening to music. She can't hear her brother.
She is sick, She cant smell anything.
He tried spicy food. He can´t feel his tonge
The room is dark, I Cant see anything.
She is listening to music. She can´t hear him
She is sink. she can´t attend the event
The room is dark. I can´t see anything
She is listening to music. She can´t hear her father
He tried spicy food, he can drink water, he can't taste the food. The room is dark, I can't see anything. She is listening to music, she can't hear her dad.
* He tried spicy food. He can feel his togue burning.
* The room is dark. I can't see where the keys are.
* She is listening to music. She can't hear our conversation.
* She can't to go to school
* He tried spicy food. Can't savor anything
* The room is dark. I can't see anything
* She is listening to music. She can't hear him
She can't go to work.
He can't feel his toungue.
I can't see anything.
She can't hear me.
* She is sick. She can rest at home
* He tried spicy food. He can't keep eating
* The room is dark. We can't occupy it
* She is listening to music. She can't talk now
My sentences
* She can’t smell anything.
* He can’t feel his mouth.
* I can’t see anything.
* She can’t hear her friend.
* She is sick. She can't work today.
* He tried spicy food. He can drink a glass of water to reduce the spicy taste
* The room is dark. I can turn on my phone's flash
* She is listening to music. She can't listen anything else but the music
He adds much spicy sauce a his soup. He can't taste of really savor the food.
The room is dark because the lamp is broken. I can't see you.
She is listening to music very loud with her airpoods. She can't hear her father.
In past:
She was sick, she couldn't smell anything
He can't feel his lips.
the room is dark. I can't see the bedroom.
she is listening to music. she can't hear anything
The room is dark. I can`t see anything.
Shje is listening to music, She can`t hear his father.
She can watch TV but she can´t play soccer.
He tried spicy food. He can't feel his toungue.
The room is dark. I can't see anything.
She is listening to music. She can't hear me.
1. He can't feel his mouth
2. I can't see anything
3. She can't listen anything
1. She is sick. She can't sniff the flowers
2. He tried spicy food. He can't taste the rest of the food
3. The room is dark. I can't see the light switch
4. She is listening to music. She can listen the artist but she can't hear the people
He tried spicy food. He can't feel his toungue.
The room is dark. I can't see anything.
She is listening to music. She can't hear anything.
She listening to music, she can't hear me
She is sick, she can't go outdoors to run in the park.
After trying the spicy food, he can't stop drinking water to cool down his mouth.
The room is so dark that I can't see my hand in front of my face.
She's listening to music at full volume, so she can't hear the doorbell ringing.
1. He tried spicy food. He can´t taste the food.
2. The room is dark. I can´t see anything.
3. She is listening to music. She can´t hear me.
she is sick, she can´t go to work
he tried spicy food. He can´t feel the tongue
the room is dar. i can´t see anything
she is listening to music. she can´t hear you
* He tried spicy food. He can´t taste new flavors.
* The room is dark. I can't see anything
* She is listening to music. She can't hear me.
I can't watch terror movies when i'm alone
My internet is down, i can't connect to the meet
She is sick, she can't go to the Park today
He tried spicy food, he can't feel you tongue
The room is dark, I can't found the switch. I can use my phone as flashlight
She is listening to music. She can't listen to me when I talk her
Can they see the mister Elena?
Can you stop watching the TV?
Can you observed through microscope?
Can you taste my soup?
Can you savor this candy?
Can you smell that stink?
Can you dog sniff that?
Can he hear to that bird singing?
Can she go listen to my play?
Can you feel the rain falling?
You can touch my cat and you can also caress
She is sick. She can't go to the party.
He tried spicy food, He can't taste another spicy food.
The room is dark. I can't see anything.
She is listening to music. She can't hear her dad.
She is sick, she can't play today.
He tried spicy food. He can't eat anymore for today.
The room is dark, i can sleep early today.
She is listening to music. She can't hear me.
he cant enjoy his food, he cant feel it
i cant see anything
she cant hear her boyfriend
If she's outside, she can see the sky.
He can't see anything because he's in the dark.
if you hear well you can hear music.
if can play soccer, when?
my brother can't travel this week.
* can't control the spiciness of spicy food.
* the room is dark I can't see a thing.
* He's listening to music. She can't hear what I'm saying.
* He tried spicy food, he can't eat too spicy food.
* The room is dark. I can't see where the road is.
* She is listening to music. She can't hear anyone
She is sick. She can't smell her food.
He tried spicy food. He can't stop crying.
The room is dark. I can´t see anything.
She is listening to music. She can't hear her brother.
**Usa "can" y can't" en inglés junto a verbos de percepción.**
Practice:
Look at the image and in the comment section say what the person can/can’t do.
\- She is sick. She \_can’t smell anything\_
\- He tried spicy food. He \_can’t due to pain\_
\- The room is dark. I \_can sleep better now\_
\- She is listening to music. She \_can’t hear to her brother\_
ejemplos de cómo usar "can" y "can't" en inglés junto con verbos de percepción:
1. **Can** (poder, tener la habilidad):
* I can see the beautiful sunset from my window. (Puedo ver la hermosa puesta de sol desde mi ventana.)
* She can hear the birds chirping in the garden. (Ella puede escuchar a los pájaros cantando en el jardín.)
* We can smell the delicious aroma of freshly baked bread. (Podemos oler el delicioso aroma del pan recién horneado.)
2. **Can't** (no poder, no tener la habilidad):
* He can't see without his glasses. (Él no puede ver sin sus gafas.)
* They can't hear the music because it's too loud. (Ellos no pueden escuchar la música porque está demasiado alta.)
* She can't taste anything because she has a cold. (Ella no puede saborear nada porque está resfriada.)
Estos ejemplos muestran cómo "can" y "can't" se utilizan con verbos de percepción para expresar la capacidad o la falta de capacidad para realizar una acción relacionada con los sentidos.
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