"Can not" means "not able to do something." It is a helping verb that comes before the main verb in a sentence. The main verb is in simple form.
"Can't" is the contraction for "can not". To learn more about contractions please refer to Lesson 1b.
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I can not walk. |
I can't walk. |
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You can not walk. |
You can't walk. |
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He can not walk. |
He can't walk. |
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She can not walk. |
She can't walk. |
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It can not walk. |
It can't walk. |
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We can not walk. |
We can't walk. |
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You can not walk. |
You can't walk. |
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They can not walk. |
They can't walk. |
I can not speak English.
She can't ski.
We can't buy a house.
The mechanic can not fix a car.
Karen can't lift the box.