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English Grammar Rule #4

Don't use could

to talk about something that you succeeded in doing.

Examples

I managed to run 10 km yesterday in under an hour. (NOT I could run 10 km yesterday...)

How many eggs were you able to get? (NOT ...how many eggs could you get?)

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  • Lucky 王乐乐 Lifetime VIP

    @Mesia well I’m sure most English learners didn’t grow up in the south or north. This is a grammar tip on how the words should be used when learning English.

  • Mesia

    This absolutely depends on if you grew up in the north or the South

  • 🫧fLŎ̈ᖇiᏋ𐂂

    📝📝📝

  • Lucky 王乐乐 Lifetime VIP

    @Jonathan Rivero de nada

  • Jonathan Rivero

    Thank you! That's helpful

  • Lucky 王乐乐 Lifetime VIP

    @鲸落 早上好

  • Lucky 王乐乐 Lifetime VIP

    @嘎嘎 晚安

  • Hồng

    It helps

  • Lucky 王乐乐 Lifetime VIP

    @Rosher correct

  • Rosher

    If I use "could" in those sentences they'd express possibility, right?

  • 鲸落

    Good morning

  • 嘎嘎

    good night

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