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Khoshtip Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
was able & could
Hi,
in this sentence, I was able to do that work can I replace was able
with could and say I could to do that work?
And are they completely equal? If not, what word/phrase is suitable to replace with the was able?
Thanks.
in this sentence, I was able to do that work can I replace was able
with could and say I could to do that work?
And are they completely equal? If not, what word/phrase is suitable to replace with the was able?
Thanks.
Top answer
No, you shouldn't use could in that sentence. It makes it sound future or conditional.
- No, you shouldn't use could in that sentence.
- It makes it sound future or conditional.
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No, you shouldn't use could in that sentence. It makes it sound future or conditional.
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khoshtipin this sentence, I was able to do that work can I replace was ablewith could and say I could to do that work?I could to do that work is wrong (ungrammatical).
khoshtip If not, what word/phrase is suitable to replace with the was able?Thanks.You can say:
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