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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Does this verb reflect past tense here?

Sentence: It was the best policy he could devised.

Question: Can the could in the sentence be used as past tense?
  

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Anonymous It was the best policy he could devise d . Anonymous Can the could in the sentence be used as past tense? 'Could' is functioning as the past tense of 'can' in that sentence.

— Fivejedjon

  • Anonymous It was the best policy he could devise d .
  • Anonymous Can the could in the sentence be used as past tense?
  • 'Could' is functioning as the past tense of 'can' in that sentence.
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Anonymous It was the best policy he could devised.
Anonymous Can the could in the sentence be used as past tense?
'Could' is functioning as the past tense of 'can' in that sentence.
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fivejedjon Anonymous It was the best policy he could devised.Anonymous Can the could in the sentence be used as past tense?'Could' is functioning as the past tense of 'can' in that sentence.
Thanks for the reply. Will the meaning get change if the "could have" is used instead of "could" there? Please answer by telling the difference..
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