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Taller de gramática
Tu coach lingüístico te invita a chatear Acepto Rechazo
Capacidad - can, could, be able to

I couldn't drive  
this car, it's too AFIRMACIÓN NEGACIÓN INTERROGACIÓN
big.
Presente sujeto + can
sujeto + cannot Can + sujeto + ?

(can't)

Hey, Brian, what sujeto + Am/is/are +

can you see? am/is/are sujeto + am sujet + able to +
able to not/isn't/aren't
?
able to

Pasado sujeto + could

sujeto + could not Could + sujeto +
(couldn't)
?

sujeto +
was/were sujeto + Was/were +
able to wasn't/weren't able sujet + able to +
to ?

Futuro sujeto + will sujeto + will not Will + sujeto +

be able to (won't)+ be able to able to + ?

Empleamos can, could o be able to (presente/pasado) para:

Expresar la capacidad, la aptitud o la ocasión de hacer alguna cosa:

Bob can speak Italian. He's going to Rome next week and he'll be able to
talk to people.
Bob sabe hablar italiano. Él va a Roma la semana próxima y el podrá (será
capaz) discutir con las personas que viven allí.

Describir una acción que realmente se desarrolló en el pasado:

I was able to meet him.

Yo pude (realmente) encontrarle.

Expresar la capacidad en una situación imaginaria:

I couldn't drive this car, it's too big.

Yo no podría (yo no sería capaz) de conducir este coche, es muy grande.

Para expresar una percepción (see, hear, etc):

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We can hear a train in the distance.

Tu coach lingüístico
Oímoste invita a chatear
el tren a lo lejos. Acepto Rechazo
Hey, Brian, what can you see?
Eh, Brian, ¿qué ves?

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