This document discusses the proper use of the words "another" and "other". It states that "another" is used before a singular noun and no articles are used with it, while "other" can be used before both singular and plural nouns and articles can be used with it. Examples are provided to illustrate the difference. The document also covers the use of the phrase "be able to" to express ability in the present, past, and future tenses. It notes that "be able to" is equivalent to "can" and provides examples of affirmative, interrogative, and negative constructions using "be able to".

1. PEC 5
LESSON 2
ANOTHER AND OTHER
BE ABLE TO

2. ANOTHER OR OTHER?
ANOTHER
● Another = one more
● Used only before a singular noun;
● Words like the, any, our, etc., are not
used before another.

3. ANOTHER OR OTHER?
The boy is going to eat another
hamburguer.

4. ANOTHER OR OTHER?
OTHER
● Used before a singular or plural
noun;
● Words like my, the, any, our, etc., are
used before other.

5. ANOTHER OR OTHER?
This blouse is nice, but I prefer
the other one.

6. LET'S PRACTIC
1. I'm still thirsty. Can I have ___________ glass of
water?
another
2. My sister Alice is a doctor. My ________ sister, Lisa,
is
a dentist.
3. My parents decided to buy __________ car.
4. I have two bikes. One is yellow and the
__________
other
another
other

7. LET'S PRACTICE
5. This pizza is not sufficient for us. I'll buy
_________.
anoth
6. I have two dreams in life. One is to go to
Disneyland
and the __________ is to be a successful person.
7. I'll ask my ex-girlfriend ___________ chance.
other
another
8. Lisa is my best friend. I don't have any ________
best
other

8. BE ABLE TO
SUBJECT + VERB TO B
VERB IN THE INF
1. Used to talk about ABILITYABILITY.
AFFIRMATIVE ST

9. 20
Alice is able to
twenty lap

10. INTERROGATIVE ST
VERB TO BE + SUBJE
VERB IN THE INFIN
BE ABLE TO

11. Is she able to run

12. NEGATIVE STR
BE ABLE TO
SUBJECT + VERB TO
+ ABLE + VERB IN TH

13. Joseph is not able to
crutches

14. Notice thatNotice that be able tobe able to isis
equivalent toequivalent to cancan..
I'm able to run five kilometers.
I can run five kilometers.
Janet is able to help us now .
Janet can help us now.

15. BE ABLE TO IN THE PAST TENSE
SUBJECT +
VERB TO BE IN THE SIM
ABLE + VERB IN THE

16. A boy fell into th
they were able

17. Notice thatNotice that was able towas able to andand were ablewere able
toto are equivalent toare equivalent to couldcould..
Daniel was able to run a mile in five minutes
when he was a kid.
Daniel could run a mile in five minutes when he
was a kid.
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18. Notice thatNotice that was able towas able to andand were ablewere able
toto are equivalent toare equivalent to couldcould..
Daniel and Jean were able to run very fast
when they were young.
Daniel and Jean could run very fast when they
were young.
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19. BE ABLE TO IN THE FUTURE
SUBJECT + WILL + B
VERB IN THE INFI

20. Alice is stud
Italian.
She will be a
speak
Italian in a
In this example above, we cannot use can
because is not used with will.

21. Jhonny can
He'll be able to sw
Present
Future
Compare these sentences:

22. LET'S PRACTICE!
1. My grandmother ____________ walk fast.
(not; be able to)
is not able to
2. Carlos ______________ study in New York next
year.
3. Luisa ____________ to swim ten laps when she
was
a little girl.
4. They ________________ to run fifteen miles
every day.
will be able to
was able to
are able to

23. LET'S PRACTICE!
5. I'm saving money to buy a car. I ____________
buy a car soon.
6. Carly is thirty now. _______________ to cook
lunch
when she was twelve.
7. Gabriela is the only girl that _____________
to make me happy.
8. Julie and Lucas ______________ to creat good
projects.
She was able
is able to
are able to
will be able to