How to Use Can, Could and Be Able To - English Modal Verbs for Ability

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1: To talk about ability in the present or future, we use can or be able to ex: she can speak English well like a native speaker or She's able to speak English well like a native speaker. 2: To talk about general ability in the past, we use could or was/were able to ex: My buddy could read practically all the automotive brands when he was about 3 years old. 3: To talk about specific ability in the past, we use was/were able to or managed to ex: although the traffic was really packed on the road, we were able to get there on time. 4: To talk about ability for hypothetical or conditional situation, we use could or would be albe to ex: we could go to movies if you wanted or He could have achived the target if he had worked harder.

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[@jessielee6790]

1: Use can or could to talk about abilities in the past, present or future. 2: Use only was/were able to ( or managed to) when the sentence is past or a specific situation. 3: Could= was/were able to Could= would be able to

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I was able to use them properly, but I didn't know the reasons. Now that I've learnt the grammar I can explain it to my classmates. In any case, I'm sending them your videos!. Thank you!.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

+blackvalk027 Great! Thanks for the comment and I'm happy you found it useful.

[@mr.green386]

Thanks a lot for your lesson. It’s very useful for me. Now I understand difference between can\could and able to modal verbs. Review: if you’re using same combination better use unique modal verb - able to and try create your sentences in p the past perfect tens or use after verbs - ing

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Thank you/ I got it!!! When I started learning english I COULD'T understant lot of tips. After one year I was ABLE TO read and write simple words ans sentencis. Now, I CAN read faster and speak better/ In the future, I hope I will able to know English like Advancer user! YES??? Correct??

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Thank you so much. I was trying to use the perfect present form with could. Now I know I can't use it to that. But, I can use it if my sentence is negative.

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[@lavie2390]

Hi! I've been learning English with Oxford Online English since 2years ago.. And... 'could' still make me confused. Yesterday, I red a book, I wrote down. In this book, there's one sentence that I can't understand... it's about 'could' Peter hopped through the woods. A path led to the farmer's gate. Peter squeezed under the gate and looked around. "I see green leaves everywhere!", said Peter. Peter wandered through the garden. He ate some lettuce. He ate some green beans. He ate some radishes. "These vegetables are delicious", said Peter. I'll eat some more. Then he hopped around the corner. Peter gasped, "The farmer!" The farmer gasped, "A rabbit!" Peter ran as fast as he could. In my opinion.. the last sentence is wrong... because.. Peter ran as fast as he could.. This is about a specific ability at a specific momnent to me.. So... It could be Peter ran as fas as he was able to. Am I wrong? Please.. would you help me? ... take care.. and thank you for making of lessons Oxford Online English helps me a lot!!

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Hi there. We're happy you enjoy the lessons! Good question. In this situation, 'could' is the correct word to use. We would use 'be able to' in a sentence like: 'Peter was able to run away from the farmer,' or, 'Peter was able to escape.' You will commonly see 'could' in situations like, 'Peter ran as fast as he could.' For example: 'She did the best she could during the exam,' or, 'We arrived as early as we could.' Basically, it's a way of explaining the highest possible ability for that activity. Hope this helps you!

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thank you .Would you mind making a video about the difference between"need to "as a model and as a main verb , I would really appreciate it .

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Hi Siham, we might be able to in the future. For now, remember that 'need to' refers to something that is necessary in order to achieve a certain goal: 'I want to go to Australia for vacation, so I need to get a visa'.

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[@panwan563]

“we could work together,if you wanted”,in this Hypo example，it's talking about future，Present Or past situation？ Thanks for your excellent presentation

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Good question, pan wan. Here, this is a hypothetical situation, talking about a possibility to work together in the future, depending on if the other person wants to. Hope that helps you!

[@panwan563]

@@Oxfordonlineenglish1 Thanks for your kindly response, but "could" was used here to talk about "ability" rather than "possibility " ,yes?

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