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User_gary Posted 17 years ago
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Couldn't/can't/meant/mean

I couldn't get what you mean by this?
I couldn't get what you meant by this?
I can't get what you meant by this?
I can't get what you mean by this?

Please correct my sentences.
  

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User_gary I couldn't get what you mean by this? I couldn't get what you meant by this? this is used when it is in the past.

— Jeannie1

  • User_gary I couldn't get what you mean by this?
  • I couldn't get what you meant by this?
  • this is used when it is in the past.
  • eg.
  • When I read this yesterday, I couldn't get what you meant by this.
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User_garyI couldn't get what you mean by this?
I couldn't get what you meant by this? this is used when it is in the past. eg. When I read this yesterday, I couldn't get what you meant by this.

I can't get what you meant by this? ..is incorrect, you are mixing present "can't get" (for "cannot get" ) with past "meant".
I can't get what you mean by
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Thank you friend.

Do you mean the below sentence is correct?

I couldn't get what you mean by this?

But I wonder why it is correct when there are mixtures of past "could" and present "mean".
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Sorry, I missed the first sentence. It is incorrect, your further logic is correct, it should be "I couldn't get what you meant by this?"
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I couldn't open my emails

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