Thank you so much for this, I've been teaching for 13 years and I've always had difficulty in teaching this topic. This has been a huge help. Thanks again 🙏🏻
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.
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!.
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
REALLY IMPRESSED. HAD TO TEACH THIS TO MY STUDENTS, AND WISHED I'D WATCHED THIS VIDEO FIRST. I'LL BE REVISITING MY CLASS ARMED WITH ALL YOU'VE TAUGHT ME.
Hi Oli ..I really find your lessons Helpfull..My husband is english i dont have any problem with talking english in regular basis .But I need it grammar lessons .Thats why Im watching your all videos ..Thank you very much indeed..
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.
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??
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
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'.