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Kilimanjaro Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

could / could have / was able to

1b00Sorry, I ----------you yesterday as I forgot your phone number.02br
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02b00a) couldn't call02br
00b) couldn't have called02br
00c) wasn't able to call02br
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00Whar are the differences between the cohices given? Which do you think best fits the gap?0-
  

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0 TO tell the truth,I'm not sure.. personally, I choose C . 0-

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0 TO tell the truth,I'm not sure.. personally, I choose C . 0-
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0 a, c - same: it was 01b00impossible02b00 to call02br
00 b: the situation (of calling) was 01b00impossible to imagine 02b0-
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KilimanjaroWhich do you think best fits the gap?
a) is the best, but all are possible.

couldn't have called is too hypothetical: I couldn't have called even if I had wanted to, because the phone was out of order.

wasn't able to call seems to have more words than necessary.

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