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Knightofsports Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

can/could

I'm telling my friend's how my mom reacted to my move to the middle east.

I say: My mom was like, " I fled from Iraq to Europe and made a life in Europe so that I can/could move our whole family to the US, so why are you going back there?"

Shouldn't it be could because it happened in the past?

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Knightofsports Shouldn't it be could because it happened in the past? Yes. It's usually ...

— CalifJim

  • Knightofsports Shouldn't it be could because it happened in the past?
  • Yes.
  • It's usually ...
  • present tense ...
  • SO THAT ...
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KnightofsportsShouldn't it be could because it happened in the past?
Yes.

It's usually ... present tense ... SO THAT ... will/can ... OR ... past tense ... SO THAT ... would/could ...

CJ
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CalifJim KnightofsportsShouldn't it be could because it happened in the past?Yes.It's usually ... present tense ... SO THAT ... will/can ... OR ... past tense ... SO THAT ... would/could ...CJ
So, for this sentence can would be in error, correct?
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KnightofsportsSo, for this sentence can would be in error, correct?
Right.

CJ
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