Video lesson · Can / Could / Be Able to
Past Ability with was/were able to refers to using this structure to express successful completion of specific actions or achievements in the past.
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Can / Could
Be Able to
Present and Future Ability
Skills
Unusual Ability
With Verbs of Senses
Theoretical Possibility
Permission / Prohibition
Requests
Offers
Deduction / Negative
Present Use / Summary
Possibility / Ability in the Past
Permission / Prohibition in the Past
With Verbs of Senses / Past
Past Skills
Past Use / Summary
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