Should be able to meaning?

When someone says "I should be able to" it might imply either a small amount of doubt over the possibility or perhaps more accurately it demonstrates some caution, allowing for mitigating circumstances that might prevent it from being accomplished. It can also imply that you are aware of something preventing you.
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Should be able to examples?

"We should be able to be a safe city and a decent city". Savings on courts should be able to be spent on legal aid and vice versa. He went on, "We should be able to be more peaceful, instead of having anarchy. So the graphics should be able to be understood by a wide audience.
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What does to be able to mean?

Definition of 'be able to'

If you are able to do something, you have skills or qualities which make it possible for you to do it.
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Is it correct to say could be able to?

Can, could, and be able to are all used to talk about a person's ability to do something. You use can or be able to to talk about ability in the present. Be able to is more formal than can. You can all read and write.
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Will I be able to or would I be able to?

Saying "I will be able to help you," implies that you will help the person you are speaking to, and there is no obstacle in the way of you doing so. Saying "I would be able to help you," implies that you theoretically could help the person out, but there may be something that prevents you from doing so at some point.
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Can or Be Able To - Advanced English Grammar



How do you use could be able to?

We look at be able to here because we sometimes use it instead of can and could.
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Use of be able to
  1. I have been able to swim since I was five. (present perfect)
  2. You will be able to speak perfect English very soon. (future simple)
  3. I would like to be able to fly an airplane. (infinitive)
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Would not be able to meaning?

Will not be able to simply refers to the future, without any presupposition. Would not be able to refers to the past tense of phoned and explained, so it's a standard indirect speech tactic.
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Can be able to be correct?

Unlikely, unusual, but possible. no, “can be able to" is not correct English, because “be able to" means “can,” so that the phrase you quote would then mean: 'can can,' and that is nonsensical.
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What is the past tense of be able to?

The past tense of be able to is was able to or were able to. The third-person singular simple present indicative form of be able to is is able to or are able to.
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Was a sentence able to?

Was is first person (or third person) past tense. Use it when you want to say that someone or something started (and completed) an action in the past: I was able to fix the faucet and now it's fine. (In this sentence, the faucet was fixed sometime before the time being spoken of).
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What can I say instead of be able to?

be able to
  • allow.
  • manage.
  • bear.
  • incur.
  • spare.
  • stand.
  • support.
  • sustain.
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Will you be able to make it meaning?

If you make it, you are successful in achieving something difficult, or in surviving through a very difficult period. I believe I have the talent to make it. You're brave and courageous. You can make it.
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Shall be able or should be able?

"Should be able to" lacks certainty. Some things should happen, but do not. "Will be able to" carries certainty of belief that something will happen.
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Can be able to examples?

He can play tennis well. She is able to speak five languages. They can come on Friday. Jack will be able to come next week.
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How do you use the word able in a sentence?

Adjective He will buy a new car as soon as he is able. He turned out to be an able editor. She is one of the ablest lawyers in the firm.
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Should is past tense?

Should' is the past tense of the word 'shall. ' When using the words 'should have' you are talking about something in the past that you 'ought to' or 'might have' done. Here are some examples: "I should have gone with you."
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Is should present tense?

'Should' is the past tense form of 'shall', but these words are used differently. Read on to know more about 'shall' and 'should'. SHALL: 'Shall' is a modal verb, which is used instead of 'will' with first and third person singular forms ('I' and 'we') in formal contexts.
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What is verb form of able?

Explanation: Infinitive Present Participle Past Tense. able abling abled.
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Can could be able to be allowed to?

We often use to be able to or to be allowed to instead of can. We can only form the Past of can (could). To put can into other tenses we need the phrases to be able to or to be allowed to.
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What is the different between should and shall?

The word 'shall' is used to show strong intention/assertion about an action that will happen in future. 'Shall' is used more in formal writing than 'should'. The word 'should' is used to give suggestions/advice. It's also used when one is talking about probable situations.
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Can be grammar rules?

Auxiliary verb can (positive) - can't (negative) use

Use can, when you ask someone to do things. Use 'can' to talk about possibility. Always use can with another verb. I can = I know to do something. / I know that something is possible for me.
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Will not be able to VS Cannot?

There is no functional difference here, so you can use either cannot or will not be able to. The reason you can use cannot (present tense) to apply to a future event is because the reason is: (a) true in the present, and (b) known to apply to tomorrow as well (that's the meaning as written, at least).
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Will not be able to sentences examples?

They will not be able to eat," he said. "They will not be able to defend their rights". "And they will not be able to do that because they don't". "They will not be able to survive for much longer," he said.
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Will be unable or won't be able?

Most people would say or write, “I won't be able to come.” “I will be unable to come” is okay but sounds much more formal. Few people would say, “I will not be able to come,” unless they were trying to enunciate very clearly for some reason.
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