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TeacherJapan Posted 9 years ago
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Is my choice of Tense correct?
I think that those who can't express themselves clearly in Japanese couldn't do so in another language no matter how hard they study it. By the same token, those who can't sing well in Japanese couldn't do so in English.
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teacherJapan choice of tense I think that those who can't express themselves clearly in Japanese can't do so in another language no matter how hard they study it. By the same token, those who can't sing well in Japanese can't do so in English. We typically use can and can't with the present tense.
- teacherJapan choice of tense I think that those who can't express themselves clearly in Japanese can't do so in another language no matter how hard they study it.
- By the same token, those who can't sing well in Japanese can't do so in English.
- We typically use can and can't with the present tense.
- 'couldn't' isn't really wrong in those positions, however.
- CJ
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teacherJapan choice of tense
I think that those who can't express themselves clearly in Japanese can't do so in another language no matter how hard they study it. By the same token, those who can't sing well in Japanese can't do so in English.
We typically use can a
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