1. Modal verbs (Viber)
2. The rule
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Ability |
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Modal Verbs |
Use |
Examples |
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Can (можу, вмію)
Be able to
(зможе, у змозі) |
Ability in the present or future (фізична або розумова здатність, вміння або
можливість виконати дію
Бути спроможним щось виконати |
Can
you play the guitar? When you
graduate, you will be able to get a job. He is able
to do it. |
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Could (вмів, міг)
Was/were able to (був у змозі, міг) |
Could
expresses general ability in the past Was/were able
to expresses ability in a particular
situation in the past. |
She could
skate when she was five. Jack could
swim, so he was able to save the boy from drowning. |
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