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Srnn Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Could have been
Dear forum
pls let me knw tht usage of "could have been"
"Rather "
"had been used"
pls let me knw tht usage of "could have been"
"Rather "
"had been used"
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-- past perfect
- -- past perfect
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I could have been hit by that car!-- past possibility
I could have been a professor if I had graduated.-- past impossibility
I would rather be a professor than a student.-- preference
He is a doctor rather than a lawyer-- alternative
He is rather irritable -- = somewhat
The car had been used for two years when I bought it.--
I could have been a professor if I had graduated.-- past impossibility
I would rather be a professor than a student.-- preference
He is a doctor rather than a lawyer-- alternative
He is rather irritable -- = somewhat
The car had been used for two years when I bought it.--
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