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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
COULD in Past Simple Tense
"Could" is the past form of "can".
but actually, "could" is usually used not for past but present conditional more often.
Can I still use COULD for past simple tense?
for example:
I could successfully past the exam yesterday.
Some Japanese insist that COULD should NOT be used in this kind of sentence and I have to say, "I was able to ..." or "I managed to" instead of "I could".
Is this always true?
It is never allowed to use COULD for simple past tense?
but actually, "could" is usually used not for past but present conditional more often.
Can I still use COULD for past simple tense?
for example:
I could successfully past the exam yesterday.
Some Japanese insist that COULD should NOT be used in this kind of sentence and I have to say, "I was able to ..." or "I managed to" instead of "I could".
Is this always true?
It is never allowed to use COULD for simple past tense?
Top answer
Is this always true? It is true in that sentence. Anonymous It is never allowed to use COULD for simple past tense?
- Is this always true?
- It is true in that sentence.
- Anonymous It is never allowed to use COULD for simple past tense?
- I could play the piano before I was six.
- That's OK.
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AnonymousI could successfully past the exam yesterday.Some Japanese insist that COULD should NOT be used in this kind of sentence and I have to say, "I was able to ..." or "I managed to" instead of "I could".Is this always true?It is true in that sentence.
AnonymousIt is never allowed to use COULD for simple past tense?
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Question: Shouldn’t it be I could successfully pass … not … past, please?
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Odessa DawnQuestion: Shouldn’t it be I could successfully pass … not … past, please?Yes
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AnonymousI could successfully pass the exam yesterday. Some Japanese insist that COULD should NOT be used in this kind of sentence and I have to say, "I was able to ..." or "I managed to" instead of "I could".That's right. could is not used to express a successful act in the past.
However, with a negativ
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AnonymousI could have past the exam, but something happened and I didn't.Not quite. There is an error in your sentence. Can you find it?
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