MODAL VERBSModify the meaning of another verb to express ability, obligation, prohibition and to give advice...
CAN, COULD, MAY, MIGHT, OUGHT TO, SHALL, MUST AND SHOULD
- I can drive
- She should study French
- Could you cook dinner yesterday?
- You musn't speak in here.
ABILITY
CAN/CAN'T to talk about ABILITY in general
I can ride a bike She can't sing jazz songs (cannot)
COULD/COULDN'T to talk about general ABILITY in the past
When I was a student, I could study all night before and examI couldn't travel to New York last year because it was too expensive
to talk about ability in the future "will able to" or "won't be able to"
At the moment, I can play the violin well and if I work harder I will be able to play at concerts
COULD VS. WAS/WERE ABLE TO
COULD/COULDN'T to talk about ABILITY in general in the past
Mozart could play the piano well whe he was six
When we want to talk about ABILITY ON A SPECIFIC OCCASION was/were ABLE to or MANAGED TO...
Because we bought the tickets in advance, we were able to buy them quite cheap The mountain was very high, but we managed to climb it
Exercise 1. Ability
MODALS-ABILITY
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MODAL VERBSModify the meaning of another verb to express ability, obligation, prohibition and to give advice...
CAN, COULD, MAY, MIGHT, OUGHT TO, SHALL, MUST AND SHOULD
ABILITY
CAN/CAN'T to talk about ABILITY in general
I can ride a bike She can't sing jazz songs (cannot)
COULD/COULDN'T to talk about general ABILITY in the past
When I was a student, I could study all night before and examI couldn't travel to New York last year because it was too expensive
to talk about ability in the future "will able to" or "won't be able to"
At the moment, I can play the violin well and if I work harder I will be able to play at concerts
COULD VS. WAS/WERE ABLE TO
COULD/COULDN'T to talk about ABILITY in general in the past
Mozart could play the piano well whe he was six
When we want to talk about ABILITY ON A SPECIFIC OCCASION was/were ABLE to or MANAGED TO...
Because we bought the tickets in advance, we were able to buy them quite cheap The mountain was very high, but we managed to climb it
Exercise 1. Ability