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Pructus Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Could have escaped
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1. He can have escaped the prison.
2. He could have escaped the prison.
Is it possible to use #2, in the meaning of #1?
1. He can have escaped the prison.
2. He could have escaped the prison.
Is it possible to use #2, in the meaning of #1?
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pructus Is it possible to use #2, in the meaning of #1? #1 itself is odd and little used. What do you mean by it?
- pructus Is it possible to use #2, in the meaning of #1?
- #1 itself is odd and little used.
- What do you mean by it?
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pructusIs it possible to use #2, in the meaning of #1?#1 itself is odd and little used. What do you mean by it?
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Thanks Mister Micawber!!
The form of "would/could/might have PP" is so confusing to me.
So, I am trying to make it clear....
I'd like to know if "could have PP" can be used to mean "can have PP".
If the example is changed to "You can't have gone to the right house"..
Then, to mean the same thing, can we say, "You couldn't have gone to the right house"?
The form of "would/could/might have PP" is so confusing to me.
So, I am trying to make it clear....
I'd like to know if "could have PP" can be used to mean "can have PP".
If the example is changed to "You can't have gone to the right house"..
Then, to mean the same thing, can we say, "You couldn't have gone to the right house"?
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pructusIf the example is changed to "You can't have gone to the right house"..Then, to mean the same thing, can we say, "You couldn't have gone to the right house"?Well, that's a better example. Yes, the meaning is the same. Some may suggest a slightly different level of confidence, but I don't sense any.
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