This verb means making an entrance or container no longer open.
The idea
Say close the door. With he or she in the present, use closes. Ask Can you close it?
Examples
- Please close the kitchen door.
- He closes the suitcase before breakfast.
- We close the gate at night.
- Can you close the lunch box?
- I close the window after lunch.
- They close the box together.
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Watch out
After can, use close, not closes.
Try it yourself
Choose the correct form. She ___ the cupboard. (close / closes)
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closes
Closes matches the subject she.
Choose the correct form. Please ___ the jar. (close / closes)
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close
Close follows please in this request.
Choose the correct form. Can you ___ the bag? (close / closes)
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close
Close follows can in the question.
Practice round
Answer questions and rebuild English sentences to practise. Your score is shown.
Choose the correct form. She ___ the cupboard. (close / closes)
Choose the correct form. Please ___ the jar. (close / closes)
Choose the correct form. Can you ___ the bag? (close / closes)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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