
Mastering Present and Past Ability
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English
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Professional Development
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Medium
Clara Coll
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9 Slides • 13 Questions
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Learn how to express present and past ability in English with confidence and accuracy.
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PRESET AND PAST ABILITY
When we talk about present and past abilities, we use the following verbs forms:
CAN
COULD
BE ABLE TO
MANAGE TO
VERB in the INFINITIVE
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Multiple Select
Choose the correct options (there's more than on):
Which modal verb is used to express present and past ability?
can/could
be able to
manage to
should/would
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PRESENT ABILITY
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PRESENT ABILITY
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Multiple Choice
Choose the correct option:
Olaf _______ paint great pictures of animals
can
manages
is able
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Multiple Choice
Choose the correct option:
She ________ to find the theatre with the help of the app.
can
manages
can't
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Multiple Choice
Choose the correct option:
I ________ understand this question
can
manages to
can't
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Multiple Choice
Choose the correct option:
Poppy ________ work and study, but she's often tired
can
manages to
can't
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PAST ABILITY
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PAST ABILITY
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Multiple Choice
Choose the correct option:
Marina _______ raise enough money for her trip
wasn't able
could
couldn't
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Multiple Choice
Choose the correct option:
I ______ watch TV all day as a kid.
was able
can
could
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Multiple Choice
Choose the correct option:
He _______ to deal with any more problems.
couldn't
wasn't able
can't
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Multiple Choice
Choose the correct option:
After spending hours looking for a good novel, Hana _______ to find it.
can't
didn't manage
couldn't
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Multiple Choice
Choose the correct option:
She forgot her lines, but she _______ stay calm.
could
managed to
was able
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Multiple Choice
Choose the correct option:
I _______ sit my English test because I was on holiday.
couldn't
didn't manage to
was able to
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Multiple Choice
Choose the correct option:
I don’t like loud music in pubs. I like ______speak with my friends.
being able to
can
managing to
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Multiple Select
Choose the two possible answers:
Will we ________ talk to the singer after the concert?
can
manage to
be able to
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