Hi. I'm an English speaker. "I was able to win the spelling bee" means that you had the chance of winning it, but does not necessarily you did win it. "I won the spelling be" means that you absolutely won it - there's no doubt about it." For example "I won the spelling be" - you won in it - no question about that. "I was able to win the spelling bee, but I fell ill and had to leave" - You were good enough to win, but something stopped you. I hope that helps. :)

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3 жыл бұрын

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3 жыл бұрын

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7 ай бұрын

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10 жыл бұрын

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6 жыл бұрын

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@engvidAlex

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

your explanation is very clear

some of yall might ask why cant we use “could” when we talk about a specific thing that has happened in the past here’s why: for instance you say “i could stop at the traffic lights” means you could stop but you didn’t. but when you say “i was able to stop at the traffic lights” it means you could stop and you did stop. i hope i made myself clear.

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Thank you so much , i just wished if you gave us more examples about BE ABLE TO

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This is true, but the difference is very subtle, because you are talking about the possibility of doing something, and not about the ability to do something.

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I need to know what's the difference between general and specific abilities. Can an ability be general but specific too?

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@engvidAlex

6 жыл бұрын

You're very kind. Thanks, Ferdous.

Teacher Alex, can you expand this lesson on can, could, be able to --- if there is a next level to it because it seems basic maybe there is something more to it. If not I will continue to watch your video for different topics. Indeed, great lesson!

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@engvidAlex

6 жыл бұрын

That's awesome to hear! Thanks a lot, Jill.

@CH0UDHRY Yes, you can use "could" for future, but that's kind of when speaking of uncertainty "I could go to school tomorrow" (If I'm not sick) or (instead of today). Can is more like "I know I can do it tomorrow" Could is more like "I could maybe go tomorrow" But you're right. :)

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@engvidAlex

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, Mino. I'm happy it was useful for you.

What about "be capable of" ?I think we need to teach it as well , since it expresses ability too. And I wonder why this expression is rarely mentioned in grammar sections of school books? Thanks for helping.

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@engvidAlex

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

What about the explanation for could when it's used for possible actions in the present or future? Your explanation makes it sound as if could is only used in the past tense. Thanks

@dalis001 Yes, but he was talking about a deceased person. Deceased meaning Dead. 2:48. "(When she was still alive,) my grandma could swim."

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@mklkmr i think you should've used in that phrase is "can" because you are talking about yourself. however, you could use "could" if you're talking about someone . i hope i'm correct.

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@MrMj1997 he said that you can use could when you're talking in past, and you can use can when you're talking in present or future, so i think that " can you help me " is correct ;)

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@engvidAlex

2 жыл бұрын

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in the last example "I was able to win the spelling bee" do you use able to instead of could because could can only be used on something that you have done at least once? like you can only say I could swim only when you did it once sometime in the past

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I'm want to ask you few questions when we used able to or was able to or be able to? Please answer the question

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@engvidAlex

6 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for checking out the video, Mauricio.

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6 жыл бұрын

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Thanks Alex,you helped me a lot for my test But my teacher told me the CAN cannot used in the future,so it uses BE ABLE TO

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9 жыл бұрын

Samira Coras your teacher is right

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9 жыл бұрын

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8 жыл бұрын

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@Pham_Cong_Thinh

8 жыл бұрын

+Samira Coras I think we can say: I can help you tomorrow. (Future meaning) or I will be able to help you tomorrow. (Future form and meaning)

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@engvidAlex

6 жыл бұрын

That's great. Thanks for your support, Yavuz. Good luck with your classes.