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MODALS OF ABILITY (For to talk about abilities inthe past (we use can'…
MODALS OF
ABILITY
For to talk about abilities inthe past
we use can't
Example
I CAN'T speak Germa=I don't know how to
We use can
Example
I CAN ride a bike = I know how to ride a bike
I CAN see smoke in the distance =I have the ability to see it
General occasion in the past
we use couldn't
Example:
I couldn't speak French WHEN I was child=I didn't know how to
I couldn't buy the book yesterday = I didn't have money at that moment
We use could (general)
Example
I could speak French WHEN I was child=I know how to do it
Particular occasion in the past
We use "be able to/ managed to + infinitive succeeded in + ing"
I was able to buy the book you wanted,
Having obtained the information, I succeeded in completing the report
LORENA IBARRA PALMERO
