Share Prep 6 U7 can/be able to/ managed to/will be able to
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Is this sentence correct? Why? Why not? I didn’t manage to tell the time until I was 8.
No. We only use ‘could/be able to’ to describe what someone was capable of in general.
What do we use when we are certain about a possibility about one particular situation in the future?
can/ will be able to
Use ‘can’ in a sentence to show we are certain about a possibility about one particular situation in the future.
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Use ‘will be able to’ in a sentence to show we are certain about a possibility about one particular situation in the future.
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Use ‘won’t be able to’ in a sentence to show we are certain about a possibility about one particular situation in the future.
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Is this sentence correct? Why? Why not? I’ll be able to meet my husband in Lisbon this weekend.
Yes. It shows I am certain about a possibility about one particular situation in the future.
What do we use when we are certain about an ability in general in the future?
will be able to
Is this sentence correct? Why? Why not? At the end of the school year, I am certain I can speak Spanish very well.
No. We only use ‘will be able to’ when we are certain about an ability in general in the future.
Use ‘will be able to’ in a sentence to show we are certain about an ability in general in the future.
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Use ‘won’t be able to’ in a sentence to show we are certain about an ability in general in the future.
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What do we use when we are not certain about a future possibility?
may/might be able to
Use ‘may be able to’ in a sentence to show we are not certain about a future possibility.
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Use ‘may not be able to’ in a sentence to show we are not certain about a future possibility.
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Use ‘might be able to’ in a sentence to show we are not certain about a future possibility.
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Use ‘might not be able to’ in a sentence to show we are not certain about a future possibility.
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Finish this sentence: I ____________________ to swim in the Junior Olympics if I train very hard.
I’ll be able to swim in the Junior Olympics if I train very hard.
