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Grammar

able/can

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1i 00I am able02i 00 and 01i 00I can 02i 00are quite similar. Are there a few sentences in which you're not sure which to use? 0-

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  • 1i 00I am able02i 00 and 01i 00I can 02i 00are quite similar.
  • Are there a few sentences in which you're not sure which to use?
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1i00I am able02i00 and 01i00I can 02i00are quite similar. Are there a few sentences in which you're not sure which to use? 0-
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1i00Able02i00 is an adjective: 01i00I am able to swim.02i02br
01i00Can02i00 is an auxiliary verb which usually refers to the present or the future if used with a 01font00present infinitive02font00: 01i00I can swim. I can 01font00do02font
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01i00He can't 01font00have done02font00 it02i02br
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01i00Shouldn;t it be Couldn't have done it?02i0-
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01cite10New2grammar12cite11i10He can't 11font10have done12font10 it12i12br
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11i10Shouldn;t it be Couldn't have done it?12i12br
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