T or F? "Be able to" in "Humans are able to live without food for up to 3 weeks" suggests this is a surprising ability.
True
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T or F? "Could" is the past of "can" and suggests a general ability as in "My son could write and speak French at the age of 4".
True
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T or F? We use "Be able to" to talk about a specific event, a single occasion when wsomeone succeeded doing something as in "After working extremely hard for years, he was able to pay every single penny back".
True
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T or F? We normally use verbs of senses or mental processes with "Be able to" as in "I was able to feel the wind in my face" or "I'm not able to understand this topic".
False. These verbs are normally used with Can or Could.
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Right or wrong? Correct if wrong. When we put two verbs together it's ok to say "I'd like to can play the guitar really well one day"".
False. We need "Be able to" : "I'd like to be able to play the guitar ..."
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Right or Wrong? Correct if wrong. "He hasn't couldn't contact her since last night".
Wrong. "He hasn't been able to contact her since last night".
20
Replace "didn't manage" by a modal verb in: "Juventus didn't manage to score the extra goal they needed"
"Juventus couldn't / weren't able to score the extra goal they needed".
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Replace "succeeded" in " At a time of depression, the President suceeded in restoring hope". Use a verb which means " succeed in doing something difficult".
"Mangae to do something". " At a time of depression, the President managed to restore hope".
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Right or wrong? "The villagers were good hunters but they could't grow crops".
Right.
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Right or Wrong? My phone wasn't working, but the receptionist could phone for a taxi".
WRONG. "The receptionist was able to phone for a taxi"
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Right or Wrong? "I want to can do this". Correct if wrong.
WRONG. "I'd like to/I want to be able to do this".
