Iryn_
Junior Member
- Joined
- Nov 8, 2015
- Member Type
- Interested in Language
- Native Language
- Ukrainian
- Home Country
- Ukraine
- Current Location
- Ukraine
Hello, everybody!
Would you be so kind to check my understanding of the topic? I've read lots of articles on different websites, but I want to make sure I have structurized all that information right.
General ability in the preset: can/can't; am/is/are (not) able to
Specific action in the present: can/can't
Gen.ability in the past: could/couldn't, was/were (not) able to
Spec.action in the past: could (but only with see, hear, feel, smell, taste, remember, believe, understand, decide), couldn't, was/were (not) able to, managed to/didn't manage to.
Would you be so kind to check my understanding of the topic? I've read lots of articles on different websites, but I want to make sure I have structurized all that information right.
General ability in the preset: can/can't; am/is/are (not) able to
Specific action in the present: can/can't
Gen.ability in the past: could/couldn't, was/were (not) able to
Spec.action in the past: could (but only with see, hear, feel, smell, taste, remember, believe, understand, decide), couldn't, was/were (not) able to, managed to/didn't manage to.
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