Couldn't/wasn't able to
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Message from lkhuanga2001 posted on 05-03-2016 at 09:19:30 (D | E | F)
Hello
Could you help me please?
Thank you for any reply.,
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4. Last summer, Nina (wasn't able to / couldn't) play the guitar at all.
Why is "wasn't able to" wrong?
I thought that couldn't and wasn't able to were interchangeable.
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Edited by lucile83 on 05-03-2016 14:52
Message from lkhuanga2001 posted on 05-03-2016 at 09:19:30 (D | E | F)
Hello
Could you help me please?
Thank you for any reply.,
Link
4. Last summer, Nina (wasn't able to / couldn't) play the guitar at all.
Why is "wasn't able to" wrong?
I thought that couldn't and wasn't able to were interchangeable.
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Edited by lucile83 on 05-03-2016 14:52
Re: Couldn't/wasn't able to from gerondif, posted on 05-03-2016 at 13:29:49 (D | E)
Hello
In your exemple couldn't means hadn't learnt to, didn't know how to whereas wasn't able to means that maybe she had a broken hand...
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