Both can and may can be used to talk about possibility. But there is some difference between them. Can is used to talk about theoretical possibility; may is used to talk about factual possibility.
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Can
Can is a modal auxiliary verb. It is followed by an infinitive without to. There is no –s in the third person singular.
- I can swim.
- She can sing. (NOT She cans …)
- He can run a mile in four minutes. (NOT He can to run…)
- She can play tennis very well. (NOT She can to play tennis…)
Questions and negatives are made without do.
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