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Movo Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Could or Could Have?

Hi,
Are "How could I've known" and "How could I know" the same when we are speaking of the past?
Thank you.

  

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". Note that we don't use the contraction "I've" here.

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  • Note that we don't use the contraction "I've" here.
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For something that you didn't know in the past, it's clearer to say "How could I have known?". Note that we don't use the contraction "I've" here.

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