Thank you for your answer Clive Hi, I was able to open it with a fork as well. Sounds like you are saying that a knife was not sufficient, and you had to use a fork as well. In oter words, it sounds like you actually did it. Have I

Thank you very much for your answers Thomas Thompion and CalifJim, Those ambiguities are exactly the problem for me, specially in regard to expressing  "past ability". In many situations I can't easily decide what "could"

Hello everyone,   I wonder whether both of the below sentences are correct and expres the same meaning: We could have done it either way. We were able to do it either way . Or the first sentence can only express possibility and not ability to

Hello everybody, I would like you to know whether it is correct to use either the present continious tense or the simple present tense in the following sentences and if so which option would be more appropriate : 1. We're eating / eat in the

I was late with my editing Sorry CoolBreeze, I meant to ask if "...would have been rich by now " i s acceptable . Thanks again

Thank you CoolBreeze. Sorry, I've edited my question because I need to reformulate it . I hope it hasn't made any inconvenience. Can you shed some light on why "..would have been rich by now" is unacceptable CoolBreeze ? Thank

Hello everybody, Does the phrase "take a chance", beside its meaning "to try luck", mean " use an opportunity to.." too , like for example :    " I'll take a chance to ask a few more questions"  Or it is

Hello again, Would it be a correct grammar if I used "would have been" instead of "would" in the second sentence or I'm required to use "by now " instead of "now" in the second sentence : "If I had

Thanks a lot for the answer CalifJim, Is the adverb "always" necessary in the sentence: "I've always thought you would respond" or we can imply its meaning without including it in the sentence? Best regards

Hello everybody, I'm going to revive this topic unjustly buried for a long time . I have a question about the verb "think" in the situation as described in previous posts for the verb "hope" .Surely that people,