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#2 (permalink) Thu Feb 12, 2004 12:29 pm Should, capable of vs. able to |
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Dear Pioneer,
Let's have a look at the question you are referring to:
I think learning ..... be interesting because otherwise you wouldn't ever be able to succeed. (a) can (b) should (c) must to
You certainly agree, that only answer (b) - 'should' is correct here.
Now, on to the second sentence you mentioned:
As of now we still don't know if we will be ..... fulfil our contract. (a) reliable (b) able (c) capable
Here, only answer (b) - 'able to fulfil our contract' is correct as 'capable' is followed by a gerund, so the sentence would have to read '.... if we will be capable of fulfilling our contract.'
Let me know if this makes sense to you. Thanks. _________________ Test Of English for International Communication TOEIC Preparation & TOEIC Vocabulary |
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#3 (permalink) Thu Feb 12, 2004 12:57 pm Should, capable of vs. able to |
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Hello dear Torsten again, it really very helped me. Thank you Pioneer |
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Pioneer I'm new here and I like it ;-)

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#4 (permalink) Sun Jan 25, 2009 19:13 pm Please explain how to use the modal verbs! |
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| Hello Mr Torsten ,i'm so happy to study your course thank you alot. |
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#5 (permalink) Sat Apr 25, 2009 20:03 pm Please explain how to use the modal verbs! |
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| please tell me why can't it be : can be interesting? |
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Saneta I'm here quite often ;-)

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#6 (permalink) Tue Jul 07, 2009 19:39 pm How to use the modal verbs? |
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I think learning ......... be interesting because otherwise you wouldn't ever be able to succeed. I think the answer is "can". would you pleases tell me why is it wrong? |
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Farnaz20 I'm new here and I like it ;-)

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#7 (permalink) Fri Jul 10, 2009 20:52 pm How to use the modal verbs? |
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"I think learning ..... be interesting because otherwise you wouldn't ever be able to succeed.
(a) can (b) should (c) must to"
why should and not can? please tell me |
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Ankur_Mind I'm new here and I like it ;-)

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#8 (permalink) Mon Aug 10, 2009 21:58 pm How to use the modal verbs? |
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because can is at present tense and "should" is at past tense. after a verb at present / past tense continuous (I think learning)you allways need a verb at past tense. See examples: *I am studying to become a doctor. * I was watching TV when she called. * When the phone rang, she was writing a letter. * While we were having the picnic, it started to rain. * What were you doing when the earthquake started? * I was listening to my iPod, so I didn't hear the fire alarm. * You were not listening to me when I told you to turn the oven off. * While John was sleeping last night, someone stole his car. * Sammy was waiting for us when we got off the plane. * While I was writing the email, the computer suddenly went off. * A: What were you doing when you broke your leg? B: I was snowboarding. |
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#9 (permalink) Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:46 am How to use the modal verbs? |
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| Synapsamow, what does it mean: ,should is at past tense' according to you? I don't understand it. for the past we use,,should have been'', ,,should'' isn't a past form. |
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Saneta I'm here quite often ;-)

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#10 (permalink) Sun Aug 23, 2009 8:37 am How to use the modal verbs? |
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| Thanks for the explanation |
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#11 (permalink) Wed Sep 02, 2009 21:53 pm How to use the modal verbs? |
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Hi torsten, why should is the correct answer ? thanks, afnan |
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#12 (permalink) Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:17 am How to use the modal verbs? |
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Hi Afnan,
'Should' has the sense of that is what must be correct or best.
I think learning should be interesting because otherwise you wouldn't ever be able to succeed.
In the test sentence there is a conditional element. In other words if it wasn't interesting, you wouldn't learn. Therefore 'should' has the meaning that it is a good idea for the learning to be interesting.
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#13 (permalink) Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:46 am hi to all |
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| i am very much clear.....nice explaination.... |
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