Is this sentence right ?
☆ I could barely make myself understood in English .

i suspect its wrong .

i think

can barely is wrong
be barely able to do is right
barely manage to do is right

please help me .
thank you :)

Question

Is this sentence right ?
☆ I could barely make myself understood in English .

i suspect its wrong .

i think

can barely                         is wrong
be barely able to do          is right
barely manage to do         is right

please help me .
thank you :)

Answer

I can barely make my myself understood in English.
I was barely able to make myself understood in English.
I can barely manage to make myself understood in English.
I could barely manage to make myself understood in English.

These four forms are correct. I think they are all self explanatory.

Answer

That is correct when talking about the past (past tense).
"He asked me a question in English, but I could barely make myself understood."

In the present tense, you would say:
"I can barely make myself understood when speaking English."
EXAMPLE: "We speak in English to each other, but I can barely make myself understood."

An example of future tense would be:
"I wish I could make myself better understood (by others)."

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