II. Choose the best answer for each blank: 1. I (can / could / have been able to) swim since I was 11. 2. I'm an interpreter. I (can / could / have been able to) speak 7 different languages. 3. I (can / couldn't / was able to) drive very well. I failed my test again today. 4. One day I (can / could / will be able to) run a marathon, but I need to practise first. 5. I would love to (can / be able to / being able to) see the future. 6. I live in Florida. I love (can / be able to / being able to) go to the beach every day. 7. The ambulance arrived quickly and they (could / were able to / can) save everyone. 8. It was really noisy last night, so I (couldn't / cannot / am not able to) sleep. 9. I crashed my car, but the mechanic (could / was able to / can't) fix it. 10. Dinosaurs (could / were able to / will not be able to) walk on two legs.

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II. Choose the best answer for each blank: 1. I (can / could / have been able to) swim since I was 11. 2. I'm an interpreter. I (can / could / have been able to) speak 7 different languages. 3. I (can / couldn't / was able to) drive very well. I failed my test again today. 4. One day I (can / could / will be able to) run a marathon, but I need to practise first. 5. I would love to (can / be able to / being able to) see the future. 6. I live in Florida. I love (can / be able to / being able to) go to the beach every day. 7. The ambulance arrived quickly and they (could / were able to / can) save everyone. 8. It was really noisy last night, so I (couldn't / cannot / am not able to) sleep. 9. I crashed my car, but the mechanic (could / was able to / can't) fix it. 10. Dinosaurs (could / were able to / will not be able to) walk on two legs.

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I have been able to swim since I was 11. (Я умею плавать с одиннадцати лет.) Since указывает на период, начавшийся в прошлом и продолжающийся до настоящего времени.
I'm an interpreter. I can speak 7 different languages. (Я переводчик. Я умею говорить на семи разных языках.) Здесь описывается умение в настоящем.
I couldn't drive very well. I failed my test again today. (Я не очень хорошо водил машину. Сегодня я опять провалил экзамен.)
One day I will be able to run a marathon, but I need to practise first. (Однажды я смогу пробежать марафон, но сначала мне нужно тренироваться.)
I would love to be able to see the future. (Я бы очень хотел иметь возможность видеть будущее.) После would love to используется инфинитив.
I live in Florida. I love being able to go to the beach every day. (Я живу во Флориде. Мне нравится иметь возможность каждый день ходить на пляж.) После love здесь уместна форма на -ing.
The ambulance arrived quickly and they were able to save everyone. (Скорая быстро приехала, и им удалось спасти всех.) Успешное действие в конкретной ситуации выражается формой were able to.
It was really noisy last night, so I couldn't sleep. (Прошлой ночью было очень шумно, поэтому я не мог уснуть.)
I crashed my car, but the mechanic was able to fix it. (Я разбил машину, но механик смог её починить.)
Dinosaurs could walk on two legs. (Динозавры могли ходить на двух ногах.)

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