Thursday, March 22, 2007
The nuances of the modal verb 'CAN'
The sentence below is not considered acceptable in English.
Abu could catch the train yesterday.
Reason : A past activity realized is not expressed with 'could'.
Relief : Abu was able to catch the train yesterday.
Abu could catch the train yesterday.
Reason : A past activity realized is not expressed with 'could'.
Relief : Abu was able to catch the train yesterday.
# posted by Anglophile @ 5:08 PM 
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