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Were you able to vs Was you able to

The correct phrase is 'were you able to.' 'Were' is the correct past tense form of 'to be' when referring to 'you.' 'Was you able to' is not correct in standard English.
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Were you able to

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'were you able to' when asking about someone's ability to do something in the past. 'Were' is the past tense form of 'to be' for 'you.'

Examples:

  • Were you able to finish the project on time?
  • Were you able to find the book you were looking for?
  • Were you able to attend the meeting yesterday?
  • Were you able to solve the math problem?
  • Were you able to reach the summit of the mountain?
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Was you able to

This phrase is incorrect in standard English.

  • Aug 10, 2023 ... ... Share. More replies · u/fundzt avatar · fundzt. • 3mo ago •. Was you able to talk in live chat now. Upvote 1. Downvote Reply reply. Award
  • Feb 8, 2019 ... But was you able to dive without supervision? Did you feel I need more practise? When was you ready? After ow, or after aow, or have you ...
  • Nov 25, 2023 ... Reply reply. Award Share. AsenaAlpine. • 1mo ago •. Was you able to fix the problem? I'm having this issue as well. Upvote 1. Downvote Reply ...
  • May 30, 2018 ... I am also facing the same issue, was you able to solve the issue. Came to see your post simillar to what I am facing. Like to know how did you ...
  • Jan 18, 2014 ... ... was you able to find a fix or was Dell able to find what the problem was? Below is what I have done and Dell dispatched repairs in order of ...
  • Jul 22, 2018 ... I was able to install a VM with Windows 10 but can't install any Linux distro (ubuntu, mint, lubuntu). Was you able to find a solution ? Comment.
  • Oct 28, 2022 ... The server starts, but it create a schema that is missing a lot of stuff. Hm, that query seems to come from graphile itself. Was you able to ...
  • May 22, 2024 ... Was you able to follow the materials Raymond shared and did you manage to successfully migrate any of the resources to cloud? We're ...
  • Sep 2, 2021 ... When I ask somebody a question, “Was you able to …..?” or “Did you able to….?” Is these sentences correct? See a translation. Report ...

Alternatives:

  • were you able to
  • were you capable of
  • could you
  • did you manage to
  • did you succeed in

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