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Problems and Solutions - Grammar Present and Past Ability

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Is it GENERAL or SPECIFIC ability? Why? 'I managed to get the job'

Specific. Talks about ONE action. Using MANAGED TO.

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We worked hard, and finally managed to _____ the problem.

SOLVE

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To study something in detail to understand it. ________ SOLVE / SUGGEST / ANALYZE

analyze

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He's very good at learning languages, he ______ speak German and French at age 10.

Could

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didn't / get to / I / on time / manage / school / to

I didn't manage to get to school on time

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We __________ to go on holiday this year. COULDN'T / WEREN'T ABLE / CAN'T

weren't able

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I _______ always cook very well, I learnt from my mum.

COULD

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Sadly, they _______ find a solution to the problem. COULD / WEREN'T ABLE / COULDN'T

COULDN'T

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We have to _____ ____ _____ a solution to this problem before the end of the day.

COME UP WITH

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I have no idea what do to! Can you ________ anything? SUGGEST / ANALYZE / SOLVE

SUGGEST

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I was _____ to finish all my homework early.

ABLE

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Is it a SPECIFIC or GENERAL ability? Why? 'I wasn't able to ride a bike'

GENERAL. Doesn't talk about ONE time, talks about a GENERAL period of time. Uses '(wasn't)able to'.

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Make a sentence to talk about a SPECIFIC ability (one time) in the PAST. TOPIC: COOKING,'I managed to...' 'I wasn't able to...'

EXAMPLE: I managed to cook dinner for my whole family. everybody said it was delcious!'

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What's the problem with this sentence? Why? 'I could solve the problem at that time'

COULD - When talking about a SPECIFIC task, we don't usually use could. Instead, we use 'able to/ not able to' 'managed to/didn't manage to'

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Talk about you. Talk about a GENERAL ability in the past (could/couldn't) ((not) be able to)

EXAMPLE I could play guitar

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I used to hate going to the pool because I wasn't ____ __ swim until I was a teenager.

ABLE TO

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