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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
could be/could have been
Hello, I have a question.
When I have a sentence "He cannot be a millionaire." and I was supposed to put it to past tense, the key said, it was "He could not be a millionaire."
My question is - why isnt it "He couldnt have been a millionaire."? What is the difference? Thank you.
When I have a sentence "He cannot be a millionaire." and I was supposed to put it to past tense, the key said, it was "He could not be a millionaire."
My question is - why isnt it "He couldnt have been a millionaire."? What is the difference? Thank you.
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It seems that you changed it into the perfect aspect which was not in the original. Perfects can be difficult in English. org/wiki/Perfect_%28grammar%29
- It seems that you changed it into the perfect aspect which was not in the original.
- Perfects can be difficult in English.
- org/wiki/Perfect_%28grammar%29
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It seems that you changed it into the perfect aspect which was not in the original. Perfects can be difficult in English.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_%28grammar%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_%28grammar%29
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