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Could vs. Be able to
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COULD vs. WAS/WERE ABLE TO
Podemos usar tanto 'could' como 'were able to' para hablar de cosas que podíamos hacer en el pasado.
Podemos usar tanto 'could' como 'were able to' para hablar de cosas que podíamos hacer en el pasado.
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CORRECTO: I could eat an entire cake when I was five, but I can't anymore.
CORRECTO: I was able to eat an entire cake when I was five, but I can't anymore.
CORRECTO: I was able to eat an entire cake when I was five, but I can't anymore.
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COULD vs. WAS/WERE ABLE TO
1. SOLO se usa 'was/were able to' si estamos hablando de lo que pasó en una situación en particular o nos estamos refiriendo a un logro en el pasado.
CORRECTO: I was able to get a ticket to the concert.
INCORRECTO: I could get a ticket to the concert.
Aquí obtener entradas para un concierto particular fue algo puntual, no algo que la persona podía hacer todo el tiempo. Por tanto SOLO se usa 'was/were able to' en este caso
1. SOLO se usa 'was/were able to' si estamos hablando de lo que pasó en una situación en particular o nos estamos refiriendo a un logro en el pasado.
CORRECTO: I was able to get a ticket to the concert.
INCORRECTO: I could get a ticket to the concert.
Aquí obtener entradas para un concierto particular fue algo puntual, no algo que la persona podía hacer todo el tiempo. Por tanto SOLO se usa 'was/were able to' en este caso
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2. Sin embargo con los verbos de estado (verbos de percepción como see, hear; o verbos de pensamiento como understand), se puede usar tanto 'could' como 'was/were able to'.
CORRECTO: I could see the rainbow from my window.
CORRECTO: I was able to see the rainbow from my window.
3. En la forma negativa, se pueden usar ambos, incluso si estamos hablando de un evento en particular.
CORRECTO: I wasn't able to get a ticket to the concert.
CORRECTO: I couldn't get a ticket to the concert.
Dado que la frase es negativa, podemos usar ambos.
CORRECTO: I could see the rainbow from my window.
CORRECTO: I was able to see the rainbow from my window.
3. En la forma negativa, se pueden usar ambos, incluso si estamos hablando de un evento en particular.
CORRECTO: I wasn't able to get a ticket to the concert.
CORRECTO: I couldn't get a ticket to the concert.
Dado que la frase es negativa, podemos usar ambos.
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Could you |
Can you |
Were you able to |
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When she was a child she ______
could |
was able to |
Both (could/was able to) |
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I ______
couldn't |
wasn't able to |
Both (couldn't/wasn't able to) |
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Fortunately they ______
could |
were able to |
Both (could/were able to) |
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Since the exam was difficult only a few students ______
could |
are able to |
were able to |
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She woke up early so she ______
was able to went |
was able to gone |
was able to go |
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There were mosquitoes so I ______
wasn't able to |
couldn't |
Both (couldn't/was not able to) |
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She hadn't saved money so she ______
wasn't able to |
couldn't |
Both (couldn't/wasn't able to) |
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It stopped raining so they ______
were able to |
could |
both (were able to/could) |
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He studied hard so that he ______
could |
was able to |
(both) |
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There was no sun so the clothes ______
were not able to |
couldn't |
'Summary - Use of could/ Was able to'^~^'typefacestyle'
| General ability in the past (Habilidad general en el pasado) | Se puede usar tanto could como was able to |
| Specific achievement or success at a particular situation (Logro o éxito específico en una situación particular) | Solo se puede usar was able to |
| With verbs of sense or thinking (see, hear, smell, understand, remember) (con verbos de sentido y pensamiento) | Se puede usar tanto could como was able to |
| In negative situations (en situaciones negativas) | Se puede usar tanto could como was able to |
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