Modal verbs

Pasado:
Could:
-Habilidad pasada
I could ride a bike back then
-Pedido formal en presente
Could I take you to your car?
Couldn’t:
-Falta de una habilidad en el pasado
I couldn’t drive when i was 17.

Managed to:
-Un logro a pesar de un obstáculo
He managed to save her from
drowning
Didn’t managed to:
-Algo que no se logro
He didn’t managed to save her

Was/were able to:

-Habilidad especifica del pasado
dentro de un contexto especifico
When i was a kid, I was able to run
very fast

Had to:
-Obligacion
I had to clean my room
Didn’t have to:
-Falta de obligacion
I didn’t have to clean my room

Needed:
-Necesidad en el pasado
I needed to go the bathroom

Should have: Verbo de la 3ra

columna
-Consejo
You should have listened to your
mom
Ought to have: Verbo de la 3ra
columna
-Consejos
I ought to have listened to my mom