2.1.2. Be able to.

Presente / Present Yo voy Ejemplo: - ¿Voy yo? - Yo no voy Affirmative I be able to You be able to He be able toes She be able toes It be able toes We be able to You be able to They be able to Interrogative Do I be able to? Do you be able to? Does He be able to? Does She be able to? Does It be able to? Do We be able to? Do You be able to? Do They be able to? Negative I do not be able to You do not be able to He does not be able to She does not be able to It does not be able to We do not be able to You do not be able to They do not be able to Presente continuo / Present continuos. Yo estoy yendo - Ejemplo:¿Estoy yendo yo? - Yo no estoy yendo Affirmative I am be able toing You are be able toing He is be able toing She is be able toing It is be able toing We are be able toing You are be able toing They are be able toing Interrogative Am I be able toing ? Are you be able toing ? Is he be able toing ? Is she be able toing ? Is it be able toing ? Are we be able toing ? Are you be able toing ? Are they be able toing ? Negative I am not be able toing You are not be able toing He is not be able toing She is not be able toing It is not be able toing We are not be able toing You are not be able toing They are not be able toing Pasado / Past Yo fui . Ejemplo:¿Fui yo? Yo no fui Affirmative I be able toed You be able toed He be able toed She be able toed It be able toed We be able toed You be able toed They be able toed Interrogative Did I be able to? Did you be able to? Did He be able to? Did She be able to? Did It be able to? Did We be able to? Did You be able to? Did They be able to? Negative I did not be able to You did not be able to He did not be able to She did not be able to It did not be able to We did not be able to You did not be able to They did not be able to Futuro / Future Yo iré - Ejemplo:¿Iré yo? - Yo no iré Affirmative I will be able to You will be able to He will be able to She will be able to It will be able to We will be able to You will be able to They will be able to Interrogative Will I be able to? Will you be able to? Will He be able to? Will She be able to? Will It be able to? Will We be able to? Will You be able to? Will They be able to? Negative I will not be able to You will not be able to He will not be able to She will not be able to It will not be able to We will not be able to You will not be able to They will not be able to Pretérito Perfecto / Present Perfect Yo he ido Ejemplo: -¿He ido yo? - Yo no he ido Affirmative I have be able toed You have be able toed He has be able toed She has be able toed It has be able toed We have be able toed You have be able toed They have be able toed Interrogative Have I be able toed? Have you be able toed? Has He be able toed? Has She be able toed? Has It be able toed? Have We be able toed? Have You be able toed? Have They be able toed? Negative I have not be able toed You have not be able toed He has not be able toed She has not be able toed It has not be able toed We have not be able toed You have not be able toed They have not be able toed Pluscuamperfecto / Past Perfect Yo había ido - Ejemplo: ¿Había ido yo? - Yo no había ido Affirmative I had be able toed You had be able toed He had be able toed She had be able toed It had be able toed We had be able toed You had be able toed They had be able toed Interrogative Had I be able toed? Had you be able toed? Had He be able toed? Had She be able toed? Had It be able toed? Had We be able toed? Had You be able toed? Had They be able toed? Negative I had not be able toed You had not be able toed He had not be able toed She had not be able toed It had not be able toed We had not be able toed You had not be able toed They had not be able toed Condicional Simple / Conditional Yo iría Ejemplo: - ¿Iría yo? - Yo no iría Affirmative I would be able to You would be able to He would be able to She would be able to It would be able to We would be able to You would be able to They would be able to Interrogative Would I be able to ? Would you be able to? Would he be able to ? Would she be able to ? Would it be able to ? Would we be able to ? Would you be able to ? Would they be able to ? Negative I would not be able to You would not be able to He would not be able to She would not be able to It would not be able to We would not be able to You would not be able to They would not be able to Condicional Perfecto / Conditional Perfect Yo habría ido Yo no habría ido Affirmative I would have be able toed You would have be able toed He would have be able toed She would have be able toed It would have be able toed We would have be able toed You would have be able toed They would have be able toed Interrogative ¿Habría ido yo? Would I have be able toed ? Would you have be able toed? Would he have be able toed ? Would she have be able toed ? Would it have be able toed ? Would we have be able toed ? Would you have be able toed ? Would they have be able toed ? Negative I would not have be able toed You would not have be able toed He would not have be able toed She would not have be able toed It would not have be able toed We would not have be able toed You would not have be able toed They would not have be able toed Be able to significa ser capaz de. Ejemplo afirmativo: I'm able to write a letter. Ejemplo negativo: I don't think I’m able to write a letter. Ejemplo interrogativo: Are you able to write a letter? Ejemplo en pasado: were you able to write a letter? Ejemplo en presente y futuro: You are able to write a letter. Se utiliza cuando queremos decir que alguien es capaz de algo, que puede. Can y Could pueden ser reemplazados en ciertos casos por esta forma verbal. • To be able to - ser capaz de, poder • La expresión "to be able to" posee un significado similar a la de los modales "can" y "could", sin embargo no es un auxiliar modal dado que puede conjugarse en todos los tiempos verbales. To be able to + infinitive: (capacidad, aptitud) saber, poder, ser capaz de Can + base form: (capacidad, aptitud) poder, saber, a veces no se traduce El uso de "be able to" en el Presente Simple (am/is/are able to) es poco frecuente aunque posible. Para este tiempo verbal, el empleo de "can" es más común. • Helen can speak five languages fluently. Helen puede hablar cinco idiomas con fluidez. • Helen is able to speak five languages fluently. (poco común) Helen puede hablar cinco idiomas con fluidez. • Can you hear me well? ¿Me puedes oír bien? • Are you able to hear me well? (poco común) ¿Me puedes oír bien? "Be able to" se emplea más a menudo en combinación con otros auxiliares. • You will be able to get tickets to the concert if you arrive at the box office early. Podrás conseguir entradas para el recital si llegas a la boletería temprano. • Will you be able to come with us? ¿Podrás venir con nosotros? • The kids have not been able to study much today. Los niños no han sido capaces de estudiar mucho hoy. • Ms. Peterson has been able to contact Mr. Hope this morning. La Sra. Peterson pudo contactar al Sr. Hope esta mañana. • The police were finally able to solve the mystery. La policía pudo finalmente resolver el misterio. • Jim was not able to meet Richard yesterday. Jim no pudo encontrarse con Richard ayer. • Mom had been able to clean the house before we got home. Mamá había podido limpiar la casa antes de que llegáramos a casa. • After I had been able to open the box, I discovered that it was empty. Después de que había podido abrir la caja, descubrí que estaba vacía. • If Betsy danced every day, she would be able to become a professional dancer. Si Betsy bailara todos los días, podría llegar a ser una bailarina profesional. • Peter would be able to speak Italian if he lived in Rome for a year. Peter sería capaz de hablar italiano si viviera en Roma durante un año. Was/were able to & Could Was able to - pude (Indica una capacidad específica para realizar un acto que existió en el pasado en un momento determinado.) Could - podía, pude (Se refiere a una aptitud o capacidad general que existía en el pasado pero que ya no existe más.) • That soccer player was able to score nine goals last season. Ese jugador de fútbol pudo marcar nueve goles la temporada pasada. • Our team was able to beat yours in the World Cup. Nuestro equipo pudo derrotar al tuyo en la Copa del Mundo. • We were all able to pass the test last week. Todos pudimos aprobar el examen la semana pasada. • At the conference, the speaker could answer all the questions. En la conferencia, el orador pudo contestar todas las preguntas. • When Grace was five, she could walk on her hands. Cuando Grace tenía cinco años, podía caminar con las manos. • When David was a boy, he could run very fast. Cuando David era un niño, podía correr muy rápido. En las oraciones negativas no existe diferencia entre el uso de "could" y "was/were able to". • The climbers could not/were not able to reach the summit yesterday. Los escaladores no pudieron llegar a la cima ayer. • Tom could not/was not able to win the contest last year. Tom no pudo ganar el concurso el año pasado. To manage to + infinitive - lograr, poder (no es un auxiliar modal) • The children managed to reach the tree top. Los niños lograron subir a la copa del árbol. • They managed to persuade us to travel around Europe with them. Lograron convencernos para que viajemos con ellos por Europa. • How did you manage to get a round trip ticket to New York two days before Christmas? ¿Cómo lograste conseguir un pasaje de ida y vuelta a New York dos días antes de Navidad?