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    Couldn't/wasn't able to

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    Couldn't/wasn't able to
    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

    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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