i happened to ask this to my friend, "did you able to open my email? and he replied that its a wrong english.. how should i say it then? please teach me..
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The verb is "to be able", not "to able". " . " , etc.
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The verb is "to be able", not "to able".
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Maybe it would even be better to use the Present Perfect in this context, instead of the Past Simple, if you're talking about a possibility to open the e-mail until now .
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The verb is "to be able", not "to able". So, you can say "Were you able to open my e-mail?".
You can also ask, with similar meanings, "Did you open my e-mail?", "Did you get to open my e-mail?", "Did you manage to open my e-mail?", "Did you have any possibility to open my e-mail?", "Did yo