What is the difference between be able to and can?

What is the difference between be able to and can?

Can, could, and be able to are all used to talk about a person’s ability to do something. You use can or be able to to talk about ability in the present. Be able to is more formal than can.

What does I am able mean?

1 : having enough power, resources, or skill to do something Are you able to swim? 2 : having the freedom or opportunity to do something I’ll come when I’m able.

Can able or am able?

be able to for ability If we say “I am able to swim”, it is like saying “I can swim”. We sometimes use be able to instead of “can” or “could” for ability. Be able to is possible in all tenses – but “can” is possible only in the present and “could” is possible only in the past for ability.

What is the difference between I can and I will?

The difference between Will and Can is that while ‘Will’ forecasts the future and denotes future happenings, ‘Can’ is generally used to talk about the present and also future. ‘Can’ is a helping verb, whereas ‘Will’ is a verb or, at times, noun.

Can be examples?

Here are some more examples: Present Perfect → I have been able to play football….1. Affirmative sentences.

Can could Speaking activity?

In this can and could speaking activity, students find out about their classmates’ past and present abilities. Divide the students into groups of up to ten and give each student a card. Students put a tick on the back of the card each time a classmate answers ‘Yes, I can’ or ‘Yes, I could’.

Are able to meaning?

If you are able to do something, you have enough freedom, power, time, or money to do it. You’ll be able to read in peace.

Is more able correct?

“More able” is more common than “abler”, Wolfbm; that’s probably why the author chose to use it. (In fact, I wonder why she didn’t use “most able” instead of “ablest” in the next sentence.

When shall I come or when should I come?

both sentences are correct. it is just depends upon in which tense u want to use for. now the thing is if u want to speak in past you need to use should and if you want to tell or speak about future you can use shall. Thanks.

Can you or will you?

May implies that you are asking for permission. Can implies that you are questioning somebody’s ability. Will implies that you are seeking an answer about the future.

Can and Cannot examples?

For example: I can play the guitar. (This means that I have the ability to play the instrument) OR I can go to the store later (I have the time to go soon) OR I can help you (I want to help you). We use Cannot (or Can’t) when we don’t have the ability, the time or the will to do something.

Can uses and examples?

Can

• I can ride a horse. ability.
• We can stay with my brother when we are in Paris. opportunity.
• She cannot stay out after 10 PM. permission.
• Can you hand me the stapler? request.
• Any child can grow up to be president. possibility.

What’s the difference between ” able to ” and ” I can “?

Able to technically describes your ability to do something, while can means that you are not only capable of doing a certain action, but also that you are allowed to do such an action. This means that you know how to swim and also you are allowed to go to the pool and swim. Your parents are OK with it. I am able to swim.

When to use can or be able to for ability?

You can use ‘can’ or ‘be able to’ to talk about ability, but not always. This article explains when to use ‘can’ and when to use ‘be able to’. Often, you can use both “can” and “be able to” to talk about ability.

When do you use can in a sentence?

Can is a modal verb (those verbs that are used before ordinary verbs and explain possibility, necessity, certainty or permission). Can is used with the words like feel, smell, see, taste, hear etc. He can go to doctor tomorrow. Playground can be emptied in the morning.

What’s the difference between ” I can swim ” and ” I am able to “?

I can swim. This means that you know how to swim and also you are allowed to go to the pool and swim. Your parents are OK with it. I am able to swim. This means that you know how to swim, but doesn’t further specify whether you are allowed to swim.