[Grammar] Can Play or Can Plays

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mtavares

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Hi, friends.
I have a question about the following sentence:
she can play the piano is the correct way
or
she can plays the piano is the right grammar use?
Thanks for you help. :-D
 

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She can play the piano. :tick:
She can plays the piano. :cross:

We do not use forms like plays after verbs like can/must/will/would, etc.
 

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Welcome to the forum, mtavares.:)

Please edit your profile. I don't think you are really an English teacher.
 

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Welcome to the forum, mtavares.:)

Please edit your profile. I don't think you are really an English teacher.
Sorry, but I am not a native english speakers, so, I teach kids and some teens using english books to help them.
I have some questions about english grammar.
I think is perfect normal, I am brazilian, ok.
I hope you help me a lot.
I you need to learn portuguese, ask me for...;-)
 

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Feel free to ask your questions. Welcome to the forum. :hi:

PS Capitalise Brazilian, Portuguese, English,etc.
 

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Sorry, but I am not a native ​English [STRIKE]speakers[/STRIKE] speaker. [STRIKE]so,[/STRIKE] I teach kids and some teens using English books to help them.
I have some questions about English grammar. I think this is perfectly normal.
I am Brazilian. [STRIKE]ok.[/STRIKE] It would make more sense for you to put this with "I am not a native English speaker".
I hope you can/will help me a lot.
If you need to learn Portuguese, ask me. [STRIKE]for...[/STRIKE] ;-)

Note my corrections above.
 
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