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)
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Imperative
be able to
Participle
Present / Gerund | Past | |
being able to | been able to |