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Modal verbs Ability 2

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To talk about ability on one specific occasion in the past, we use couldn't, was(n't) / were (n't) able to, but not could:

The police were able to find out that he could speak French and Italian. ( not the police could find out).

Front	Modal verbs Ability 2
Back	To talk about ability on one specific occasion in the past, we use couldn't, was(n't) / were (n't) able to, but not could: The police were able to find out that he could speak French and Italian. ( not the police could find out).

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