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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Could have?

In your original post, question 1, you cannot replace "could have made" with "could make." "Could make" would be ungrammatical in this situation. "Could make" is typically used in the present to express possibility, for example:


"I could make a coffee table out of these pieces of wood."

  

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" "Could make" would be ungrammatical in this situation. " Thank you. I see.

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  • " "Could make" would be ungrammatical in this situation.
  • " Thank you.
  • I see.
  • But "could" can also express past ability.
  • So you example is ambiguous.
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anonymous

In your original post, question 1, you cannot replace "could have made" with "could make." "Could make" would be ungrammatical in this situation. "Could make" is typically used in the present to express possibility, for example:


"I could make a coffee table out of these pieces of wood."

Thank you. I see. But "could" can also expre

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