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Tonyscott Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

could/could have

The dance performed by the disabled actors is really a hit, but years ago no one ____ they would achieve such great success.
1.could imagine
2.could have imagined
  

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#2 is correct.

  • #2 is correct.
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tamguatlay#2 is correct.
Then in what case can I use #1?
Perhaps I can say "I couldn't read English 10 years ago. Now I can." But I don't know what is the difference between this sentence and the sentence about the disabled actors. To me, the situation just seems to be the same.
And in my experience, "could have" is used in such situations:"You could h
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tonyscott The dance performed by the disabled actors is really a hit, but years ago no one ____ they would achieve such great success.1.could imagine2.could have imagined
The dance performed by the disabled actors is really a hit. But no one could imagine they were capable of doing it. (This is said just after or soon after their performance. )

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