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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Could you vs. could you have
Hi.
1. How could you say something like that?
2. How could you have said something like that?
Which is correct? I see both. #2 (could you have said) is more common in literature, but #1 is not wrong, is it? "Could" is the past form of "can", no? So both are possible?
1. How could you say something like that?
2. How could you have said something like that?
Which is correct? I see both. #2 (could you have said) is more common in literature, but #1 is not wrong, is it? "Could" is the past form of "can", no? So both are possible?
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" 2 makes sense if it was said in the past.
- " 2 makes sense if it was said in the past.
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1 makes sense right after someone says "it."
2 makes sense if it was said in the past.
2 makes sense if it was said in the past.
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