The document discusses the use of can, could, and will be able to to talk about abilities in the present, past, and future. It provides examples of using each to express what someone is able to do now, was able to do, and will be able to do. Affirmative and negative forms are presented along with question structures.
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Can, Could, Will Be Able To
The document discusses the use of can, could, and will be able to to talk about abilities in the present, past, and future. It provides examples of using each to express what someone is able to do now, was able to do, and will be able to do. Affirmative and negative forms are presented along with question structures.
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Can, could, will be able to
1. I could walk when I was 15 months old.
2. I can speak English now. 3. I will be able to play basketball in the future. 1. I couldn’t run when I was one year old. 2. I can’t speak Chinese now. 3. I will be able to speak Chinese in 2 years. Can, could, will be able to • Nói về khả năng mình có thể làm được việc gì • Can: nói về khả năng ở hiện tại • Could: Nói về khả năng trong quá khứ • Will be able to: Nói về khả năng trong tương lai can can not = can’t Affirmative Negative I can read. I can’t read. You can read. You can’t read. We can read. We can’t read. They can read. They can’t read. He can read. He can’t read. She can read. She can’t read. It can read. It can’t read. Question Short answer Can I read? Yes, I can/ No, I can’t Can you read? Yes, you can/ No, you can’t Can we read? Yes, we can/ No, we can’t Can they read? Yes, they can/ No, they can’t Can he read? Yes, he can/ No, he can’t Can she read? Yes, she can/ No, she can’t Can it read? Yes, it can/ No, it can’t Could could not = couldn’t Affirmative Negative I could read. I couldn’t read. You could read. You couldn’t read. We could read. We couldn’t read. They could read. They couldn’t read. He could read. He couldn’t read. She could read. She couldn’t read. It could read. It couldn’t read. Question Short answer Could I read? Yes, I could/ No, I couldn’t Could you read? Yes, you could/ No, you couldn’t Could we read? Yes, we could/ No, we couldn’t Could they read? Yes, they could/ No, they couldn’t Could he read? Yes, he could/ No, he couldn’t Could she read? Yes, she could/ No, she couldn’t Could it read? Yes, it could/ No, it couldn’t Will be able to will not (won’t) be able to Affirmative Negative I will be able to read. I won’t be able to read. You will be able to read. You won’t be able to read. We will be able to read. We won’t be able to read. They will be able to read. They won’t be able to read. He will be able to read. He won’t be able to read. She will be able to read. She won’t be able to read. It will be able to read. It won’t be able to read. Question Short answer Will I be able to read? Yes, I will/ No, I won’t Will you be able to read? Yes, you will/ No, you won’t Will we be able to read? Yes, we will/ No, we won’t Will they be able to read? Yes, they will/ No, they won’t Will he be able to read? Yes, he will/ No, he won’t Will she be able to read? Yes, she will/ No, she won’t Will it be able to read? Yes, it will/ No, it won’t