CAN, COULD, BE ABLE TO

CAN:

We can see the supermarket from our kitchen window.
Widzimy (możemy zobaczyć) supermarket z naszego okna kuchennego.

I can swim.

We can't see the supermarket from our kitchen window.

BE ABLE TO:

Can you come to a meeting next week?

Please inform us if you are able to attend a meeting next week.

I would love to be able to fly.

I like being able to make a noise if I want.

I have never been able to cook.

She will be able to see you tomorrow.

COULD:

I could swim when I was four.

! Ale jesli mówimy o szczególnej sytuacji w przeszłości, musimy użyc `be able to'

The prisoners were able to escape by Tying up the warders.

Wyjątkiem są czasowniki zmysłów (see, hear, smell, taste, feel) i czasowniki `understand' i `remember'


I could smell something burning.

We could understand why she was so upset.

COULDN'T:

I couldn't find my wallet anywhere.