Future and after modals: I will be able to go · Same pattern: be allowed to, be supposed to · Can has no future or to-form: not will can
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Will / modal + be able to
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Can has no future form and no to-form. After will, other modals and to, use be able to.Can не має майбутнього часу й форми з to. Після will, інших модальних дієслів і to вживайте be able to.
I+will be able to+base verb
I will be able to help you tomorrow. Завтра я зможу тобі допомогти.
She might be able to join us later. Можливо, вона зможе приєднатися до нас пізніше.
I will can help you tomorrow.
I will be able to help you tomorrow.
Типова помилка: Українське «зможу» — одне слово, тому will can здається логічним. В англійській два модальні дієслова поспіль неможливі: will be able to.
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I will can see you tomorrow.
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Next year I will to drive.
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We visit you next week.
will be able to Can has no future form, so use will be able to.
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Was / were able to for one success
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Use was / were able to for something you managed to do on one occasion. Use could for general ability in the past.Was / were able to — коли вам вдалося зробити щось один раз. Could — для загальної здатності в минулому.
subject+was / were able to+base verb
I was able to finish the report on time. Мені вдалося вчасно закінчити звіт.
They were able to get tickets for the concert. Їм вдалося дістати квитки на концерт.
Yesterday I could finish all my work.
Yesterday I was able to finish all my work.
Типова помилка: «Вдалося» — це was / were able to, а не could: Вчора мені вдалося зателефонувати — Yesterday I was able to call.
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Yesterday I able to fix my bike.
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They was able to open the door.
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The road was closed, but we get home.
were able to They managed it once: were able to.
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Were you to reach him?
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Be allowed to
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Use am / is / are / was / were allowed to to say what the rules let you do or not do.Be allowed to — «мати дозвіл», коли правило дозволяє або забороняє. Be змінюється за часом і особою.
subject+be allowed to+base verb
We are allowed to use our phones in the break. Нам дозволено користуватися телефонами на перерві.
Children weren't allowed to enter the room. Дітям не дозволяли заходити до кімнати.
We allowed to park here.
We are allowed to park here.
Типова помилка: Українською «нам дозволяють» — діє підмет, що дозволяє. В англійській be allowed to — пасив, тому be обов'язкове: We are allowed.
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They was allowed to leave early.
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Children to swim here alone.
aren't allowed Be + allowed + to.
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You allowed to park here.
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Be supposed to
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Use am / is / are supposed to for what should happen by rule or plan. Was / were supposed to means it was planned but did not happen.Is / are supposed to — що має статися за планом чи правилом. Was / were supposed to — було заплановано, але не сталося.
subject+be supposed to+base verb
The film is supposed to start at eight. Фільм має початися о восьмій.
I was supposed to call her, but I forgot. Я мав зателефонувати їй, але забув.
The bus suppose to come at nine.
The bus is supposed to come at nine.
Типова помилка: Не плутайте з suppose («припускати»): be supposed to — «мав би (за планом чи правилом)». Завжди з be і закінченням -ed.
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