Can is about a possibility or capability.<\/p>\n
Use can<\/strong> to express general capabilities.<\/p>\n I can<\/strong> run 100 metres in 1 minute!<\/p>\n Can<\/strong> and able to<\/strong> are the same<\/em> in the present tense.<\/p>\n I am able to run 100 metres in 1 minute!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Could<\/strong> shows a possibility but usually with a condition.<\/p>\n I could<\/strong> run 100 metres in 1 minute … if I wanted to.<\/p>\n I can<\/strong> take you home, no problem!<\/p>\n Well, I could<\/strong> take you home, but you will have to pay for petrol.<\/p>\n Well I could<\/strong> challenge them, but I need to go shopping, so I hope they’re still here when I get back…<\/p>\n I can \u2192 I could<\/p>\n I can see the mountains \u2192 I could see the mountains<\/p>\n BUT this does not<\/strong> mean the action was done.\u00a0 It is a possibility in the past.<\/p>\n In my hotel room, I could see the mountains.<\/p>\n I am able to \u2192 I was able to<\/p>\n It was a possibility in the past BUT this means the action was done<\/em>.<\/p>\n I ran like hell and I was able to catch the bus.<\/p>\n My trip to Switzerland was very busy but I was able to visit the moutains.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Modals change the meaning of the verbs.<\/p>\n I might go to the tournament<\/p>\n I should learn that technique<\/p>\n I have to practice more<\/p>\n To add “possibility”, do not use can<\/strong>.\u00a0 We use “be able to”<\/p>\n X:<\/strong> I might can \u2192 \u00a0I might can help you<\/p>\n O:<\/strong> I might be able to <\/strong>\u2192 I might be able to help you<\/p>\n X:<\/strong> I should can learn that technique<\/p>\n O:<\/strong> I should be able to<\/strong> learn that technique<\/p>\n X:<\/strong> I have to can practice more<\/p>\n O:<\/strong> I have to be able<\/strong> to practice more<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Can is about a possibility or capability. Using can in the Present tense In the Past tense With Modals PRESENT Can Use can to express general capabilities. I can run 100 metres in 1 minute!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[9,7,8,10],"class_list":["post-1499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-be-able-to","tag-can","tag-could","tag-grammar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orochinagi.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orochinagi.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orochinagi.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orochinagi.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orochinagi.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1499"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/orochinagi.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1499\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1546,"href":"https:\/\/orochinagi.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1499\/revisions\/1546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orochinagi.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orochinagi.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orochinagi.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Able to<\/h1>\n
Could<\/h1>\n
PAST<\/strong><\/h1>\n
Can<\/h1>\n
Able to<\/h1>\n
MODALS<\/h1>\n