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Cat desk Posted 7 years ago
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Have been able to do/could do
Hi there, should I use "have been able to do" or "could do" in the following context?
- Liverpool have just beaten Chelsea by 10-0, which is quite unbelievable. They have done something that no other team have been able to do/could do.
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If you are talking about what has (or in this case hasn't) happened in the past, it is clearer to use "have been able to do". In the first sentence, you should delete the word "by".
- If you are talking about what has (or in this case hasn't) happened in the past, it is clearer to use "have been able to do".
- In the first sentence, you should delete the word "by".
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If you are talking about what has (or in this case hasn't) happened in the past, it is clearer to use "have been able to do".
In the first sentence, you should delete the word "by".
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