Est-ce que je peux…? Asking for something/offering to help.
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Est-ce que je peux…?
Asking for something/offering to help.
Can I…?
• Can is an example of a modal verb. A modal verb is a verb that always has to be used with another verb. All languages have modal verbs! Can you think (the other verb!!!) of any other modal verbs?
• How do we say Can I… in French?• After this, you have to use the INFINITIVE
of the verb. What’s the infinitive?
Pouvoir – to be able to (can)
• This is a very important verb! It is IRREGULAR. That means it doesn’t follow any rules for making verbs. This is how it is conjugated (changed according to who you are talking about):
Pouvoir
• Je peux = I can• Tu peux = You can (1 person,
informal)• Il/Elle/On peut = He /She/One can• Nous pouvons = We can• Vous pouvez = You can (1 person
formal, plural) • Ils/Elles peuvent = They can
Asking questions
• There are 3 ways to ask a question in French:
• 1) Put “Est-ce que” on the front: Est-ce que je peux…?
• 2) Swap around the verb and the subject: Je peux becomes Peux-je…?
• 3) Raise the tone of your voice at the end:
Je peux avoir un sandwich?