I couldn't able to do it?
or I could not able to it?
is this correct? if not, what should it be
2007-05-23 00:00:24 · 11 answers · asked by sekhar 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
able and could convey the same thing, ie., possibility,
so, u can say
i couldnt do it
or,
i was not able to do it (bcoz it is past)
2007-05-23 01:09:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Correct usage: I was not able to do it, or I wasn't able to do it, past tense.
2007-05-23 00:05:46 · answer #2 · answered by Nancy S 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Able is a passive verb; therefore, you need a form of the verb "to be" with it:
am able; was able; will be able.
2007-05-23 00:32:32 · answer #3 · answered by Terri J 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, it's redundant to have both "could" and "able" in the same sentence.
I wasn't (or was not) able to do it.
or
I couldn't do it.
2007-05-23 00:05:49 · answer #4 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Was I not able to do it?
Wasn't I able to do it?
2007-05-23 00:05:40 · answer #5 · answered by fatboycool 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It doesn't sound right.....Maybe "i was not able to do it" or "i could not do it"
Does that help??
2007-05-23 03:04:00 · answer #6 · answered by javthrower18 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I wouldn't be able to do it
or I couldn't do it
2007-05-23 00:05:44 · answer #7 · answered by Archea 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, you should say -
"I was not able to do it." or
"I couldn't do it."
2007-05-23 00:05:32 · answer #8 · answered by rose_32008 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I was not able to do it........... sounds the best
2007-05-23 00:09:14 · answer #9 · answered by jellis1032003 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i could not do it.
or
i wasn't able to do it
2007-05-23 00:52:36 · answer #10 · answered by lovely 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋