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Chanakaranathunga Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

able to or could

Hi,
Could we use both of them for the past activities, able to & could.
See below examples,
1. We were able to win the game.
2. We could win the game.

Which one is better ?

Thanks.
  

Top answer

Assuming you mean that you actually did win the game, use the first one.

— GPY

  • Assuming you mean that you actually did win the game, use the first one.
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Assuming you mean that you actually did win the game, use the first one.
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Chanakaranathunga Hi,Could we use both of them for the past activities, able to & could. See below examples,
1. We were able to win the game.
2. We could win the game.

Which one is better ? The two sentences have different meanings.
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Anonymous Chanakaranathunga Hi,Could we use both of them for the past activities, able to & could. See below examples,1. We were able to win the game.2. We could win the game.Which one is better ? The two sentences have different meanings.
Please explain the difference in meaning.
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ChanakaranathungaWe were able to win the game.
We succeeded in winning the game.
ChanakaranathungaWe could win the game.
We might win the game.
It is possible for us to win the game.

CJ
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