Video lesson · Can / Could / Be Able to
Verbs of Senses are verbs that describe what we perceive through our five senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. They describe our sensory experiences. With verbs of senses, we typically use can because these refer to natural, immediate perceptions rather than learned abilities.
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Can / Could
Be Able to
Present and Future Ability
Skills
Unusual Ability
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
Possibility / Ability in the Past + Fact 
Past Use / Summary
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