Possibility & ability

CAN AND CAN´T AND OTHER MODALS USED TO EXPRESS POSSIBILITY AND ABILITY

Present : can / can’t (for both general and specific ability) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Past: could / couldn’t (for general ability) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

was able to / couldn’t (for specific ability) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

could + have + past participle (an ability someone had in the past, but didn’t use) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Future: will / won’t be able to (general ability) ,[object Object],[object Object]

can / can't (specific ability) ,[object Object],[object Object]

Modal Verbs of Ability ,[object Object],[object Object]

MODAL VERBS: POSSIBILITY ,[object Object],[object Object]

There are many kinds of possibility: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Ability and Possibility ,[object Object],[object Object]

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