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Hanuman_2000 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

be able to /can/could

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0 1. 01font 00Can02font 00 and its past tense, 01font 00could02font 00, only cover the present and past tenses. 42br 40Can I play your cello?

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0 1. 01font00Can02font00 and its past tense, 01font00could02font00, only cover the present and past tenses. For the future and perfect tenses, one has no choice but to switch to 01font00be able to02font00.01blockquote
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