The irregular verb "to be able" may be the most difficult to learn because it is so "irregular".

 

 
IRREGULAR VERB   "TO BE ABLE"
to be able
     
Present
Present
Past Past
Progressive
Progressive
I
can
am able
could was able
You
can
are able
could were able
She, he, it
can
is able
could was able
We
can
are able
could were able
They
can
are able
could were able
Present Past Future Future Conditional
Perfect Perfect using to go
I
have been able had been able will be able am going to be able would be able
could
You
have been able had been able will be able are going to be able would be able
could
She, he, it
has been able had been able will be able is going to be able would be able
could
We
have been able had been able will be able are going to be able would be able
could
They
have been able had been able will be able are going to be able would be able
could