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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Hello. could you please help me out with this question ? if there was a party yesterday and my friends attended it but i didn't , and the next day when i meet them they tell me all about how fun it was and i say: HOW COULD I MISS IT or HOW COULD I HAVE MISSED IT which one is correct and why? much obliged
  

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How could I miss it ? is about a party in the future. How could I have missed it ?

— CalifJim

  • How could I miss it ?
  • is about a party in the future.
  • How could I have missed it ?
  • is about a party in the past.
  • You need the second one because the party was yesterday.
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How could I miss it? is about a party in the future.
How could I have missed it? is about a party in the past.

You need the second one because the party was yesterday.

CJ
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