Can, Can´t Could, Couldn't
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Patricia Saavedra Incháustegui
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Can, Can´t
Could, Couldn't
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Ability in the present
Can ('t) + Infinitive
To talk about ability i nthe present, we use can, can't.
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Example:
He can't ride a bike.
Can you see the mountain?
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Ability in the Past
Couldn't (n't) + Infinitive
was(n't) / were(n't) able to + infinitive
To talk about general ability in the past in positive sentences, we use could or was/were able to.
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Examples:
I could swim when I was five years old
She was able to speak English fluently when she was a child.
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To talk about ability in the past on one specific occasion in positive sentences, we use was/were able to
NO (Could) X
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Example:
I was able to finish the race in less than an hour.
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To talk about
general abbility in the past in negative sentences.
Use couldn't or wasn't /weren't able to
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Examples:
I couildn't ride a bike until I was 10 years old.
He wasn't able to play the piano when he was younger.
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To talk about ability in the past
on one specific ocasion in negative sentences,
we use couldn't, wasn't/weren't able to
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Examples:
The lights went out and I couldn't see anything.
There weren't able to see the film because there wer.e no tickets left
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