I'll ____ help you with your homework after dinner.
- A. be able to(correct answer)
- B. can
- C. able to
- D. could
Why: No can after will. Be able to, and keep be.
B114 questions · Intermediate · Modal Verbs and Related Expressions
Be Able To Exercises with Answers
Will be able to, has been able to, was able to, or could? Practise be able to in every tense and after other verbs, with answers and short explanations.
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Sample questions with answers
She hasn't ____ to find a job since she moved here.
- A. been able(correct answer)
- B. could
- C. can
- D. be able
Why: The present perfect needs a past participle: been able to.
The fire spread fast, but everyone ____ get out.
- A. was able to(correct answer)
- B. could
- C. can
- D. is able to
Why: One success in the past: was able to, not could.
Lessons on this topic
- Be Able To
When to use be able to instead of can: after will and must, in the present perfect, after to, and for one success in the past. Could or was able to?
