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MODALS AND PHRASES OF ABILITY - Coggle Diagram
MODALS AND PHRASES OF ABILITY
Can
Uses
To talk about general abilities
In present tense
Structure
S + can/can't + verb + complement
Example
I can dance very well
I can't cook fast food
Could
Uses
To talk about general abilities
In past tense
Structure
S + could/couldn't + verb + complement
Example
She couldn't swim when she was a child
Be able to
Uses
In present perfect, past perfect, and after modal verbs
After other verbs or prepositions
Structures
S + be able to + verb + complement
S + verb or preposition + be able to + complement
Example
I want to be able to be a doctor
Managed to
Uses
For specific past achievements
Structure
S + managed to + verb + complement
Example
He managed to graduate from college