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Nor Priest Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Is this sentence correct and understandable ?
I had not been able to contact my parent until yesterday ?
Means I have been able to contact them since yesterday.
Am I right ?
Means I have been able to contact them since yesterday.
Am I right ?
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I had not been able to contact my parents until yesterday ? Means I have been able to contact them since yesterday. Yes.
- I had not been able to contact my parents until yesterday ?
- Means I have been able to contact them since yesterday.
- Yes.
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I had not been able to contact my parents until yesterday ?
Means I have been able to contact them since yesterday.
Yes.
Means I have been able to contact them since yesterday.
Yes.
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Thank you.
Another question.
Can I use :
I couldn't contact my mom for 2 weeks instead of I have not been able to contact my mom for 2 weeks.
The second sentence looks too long to me to use in actual conversation.
Is it acceptable t
Another question.
Can I use :
I couldn't contact my mom for 2 weeks instead of I have not been able to contact my mom for 2 weeks.
The second sentence looks too long to me to use in actual conversation.
Is it acceptable t
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I couldn't contact my mom for 2 weeks . OK
I haven't been able to contact my mom for 2 weeks. OK. To me, this is better, because it relates to the most recent 2 weeks. The other could be any two weeks in the past. eg.
After the big earthquake, I couldn't contact my mom for two weeks.
I haven't been able to contact my mom for 2 weeks. OK. To me, this is better, because it relates to the most recent 2 weeks. The other could be any two weeks in the past. eg.
After the big earthquake, I couldn't contact my mom for two weeks.
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