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Zany banana 409 Posted 8 years ago
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How could I/ how could I have
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Could you please tell me if both 'how could I' & 'how could I have' would work in this context?
-You finally came back to help us. Thanks!
-How couldn't I/ How couldn't I have?
-Everyone thought you had left us!
-Oh my god! Why on earth should I do that! How could I leave you/ how could I have left you?
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zany banana 409 Could you please tell me if both 'how could I' & 'how could I have' would work in this context? Yes. zany banana 409 Oh my ***!
- zany banana 409 Could you please tell me if both 'how could I' & 'how could I have' would work in this context?
- Yes.
- zany banana 409 Oh my ***!
- Generally, don't use that in English—it is offensive to many Christians.
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zany banana 409Could you please tell me if both 'how could I' & 'how could I have' would work in this context?
Yes.
zany banana 409Oh my ***!
Generally, don't use that in English—it is offensive to many Christians.
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"How could I leave you?" and "How could I have left you?"
There is of course difference. If both are same why would the speaker say them differently? The first is used by the speaker who negates the current possibility of leaving someone and the second is used by the speaker who negates any counterfactual situation itself in which the speaker left someone. The second is an expression of
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