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Grammar/Unit 1: Ability (Can/Could)

Vocabulary

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Ability

/uh-bil-i-tee/

"Skill."

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Skill

/skil/

"Learned power."

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Capable

/kay-puh-bul/

"Able."

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Talent

/tal-ent/

"Natural ability."

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Enable

/en-ay-bul/

"Make able."

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Disable

/dis-ay-bul/

"Stop ability."

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Potential

/puh-ten-shal/

"Future ability."

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Manage to

/man-ij too/

"Succeed in doing."

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Succeed

/suk-seed/

"Do well."

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Modal

/moh-dal/

"Helper verb type."

Article

Yes I Can! 💪

To talk about skills and ability.

  1. Can: Present ability.
    • "I can swim."
  2. Coule: Past ability.
    • "I could run fast when I was young."
  3. Be Able To: Formal / All Tenses.
    • "I will be able to help you."
    • "I have been able to fix it."

Practice

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1.

I ___ speak Spanish.

2.

When I was 5, I ___ read.

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I will ___ help you tomorrow.

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Negative of Can:

5.

He has not ___ find a job.

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___ you swim?

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I ___ (manage) finish the test.

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She ___ (can) cook very well.

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Past of Can:

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Future of Can:

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