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Snappy Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Can have + past participle

English-speaking people say, "He cannot have said that."

I think this means, "I don't believe that he said that."

Is it possible to say, "He can have said that," instead of "He could have said that."?

  

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No. Don't say: He can have said that. Say: He may have said that.

— Cool Breeze

  • No.
  • Don't say: He can have said that.
  • Say: He may have said that.
  • Snappy He could have said that.
  • This is possible in sentences like this: He could have said that, but he didn't.
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No. Don't say: He can have said that. Say: He may have said that.

SnappyHe could have said that.

This is possible in sentences like this: He could have said that, but he didn't.

CB

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