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Grapepark Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Could be/could have been

Can these sentences mean the same?

She could be a successful person.
She could have been a successful person.
  

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shininggirl Can these sentences mean the same? As I statement of ability, the first refers to the possible future; the second refers to a past or present that does not exist.

— Mister Micawber

  • shininggirl Can these sentences mean the same?
  • As I statement of ability, the first refers to the possible future; the second refers to a past or present that does not exist.
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shininggirlCan these sentences mean the same?
As I statement of ability, the first refers to the possible future; the second refers to a past or present that does not exist.
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shininggirlCan these sentences mean the same?
No. The time references are different.

CJ
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