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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Long time

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Joe enjoyed his vacation in the tropics, for it was only after a long time that he could relax under the sun.

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Yes, but I would use 'was able to', because 'could' serves other more common purposes than the past of 'can'.

— Mister Micawber

  • Yes, but I would use 'was able to', because 'could' serves other more common purposes than the past of 'can'.
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Yes, but I would use 'was able to', because 'could' serves other more common purposes than the past of 'can'.
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I am a little confused. I thought 'could' and 'can' were the same, both meaning 'able to'?
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AnonymousJoe enjoyed his vacation in the tropics, for it was only after a long time that he could relax under the sun.
for? Did you mean but?

Joe enjoyed his vacation in the tropics, but he found that he couldn't relax under the sun right away.

Or maybe you meant this:

Joe enjoyed his vacation in the tropics
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