Modal verb "to can / could"
Regular verbs, overview
Indicative (simple forms)
| Present | Past | Future I |
| I can / am able to | I could / was able to | I will be able to |
| you can / are able to | you could / were able to | you will be able to |
| he can / is able to | he could / was able to | he will be able to |
| we can / are able to | we could / were able to | we will be able to |
| you can / are able to | you could / were able to | you will be able to |
| they can / are able to | they could / were able to | they will be able to |
| Present Perfect | Past Perfect | Future II |
| I have been able to | I had been able to | I will have been able to |
| you have been able to | you had been able to | you will have been able to |
| he has been able to | he had been able to | he will have been able to |
| we have been able to | we had been able to | we will have been able to |
| you have been able to | you had been able to | you will have been able to |
| they have been able to | they had been able to | they will have been able to |
Indicative (continuous forms)
| Present | Past | Future I |
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Conditional (simple forms)
| Conditional I | Conditional II | |
| I would be able to | I would have been able to |
| you would be able to | you would have been able to |
| he would be able to | he would have been able to |
| we would be able to | we would have been able to |
| you would be able to | you would have been able to |
| they would be able to | they would have been able to |
Conditional (continuous forms)
| Conditional I | Conditional II | |
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Imperative
be able to
Participle
| Present / Gerund | Past | |
| being able to | been able to |