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New2grammar Posted 19 years ago
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Is this sentence correct?
0 Even if I 01 font 01 b 00 had 02 b 02 font 00 somewhere to go, I 01 font 01 b 00 can't 02 b 02 font 00 leave because we're in the middle of nowhere, and I don't have a car. 02 br
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00 I think "can't" needs to be replaced by "couldn't" to satisfy Conditional Type 2. FYI, I picked this sentence from a native speaker's blog. 0-
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00 I think "can't" needs to be replaced by "couldn't" to satisfy Conditional Type 2. FYI, I picked this sentence from a native speaker's blog. 0-
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12 br 12 br 10 I think "can't" needs to be replaced by "couldn't" to satisfy Conditional Type 2. FYI, I picked this sentence from a native speaker's blog. 0-
- 12 br 12 br 10 I think "can't" needs to be replaced by "couldn't" to satisfy Conditional Type 2.
- FYI, I picked this sentence from a native speaker's blog.
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01 cite 10 New2grammar 12 cite 10 Even if I 11 font 11 b 10 had 12 b 12 font 10 somewhere to go, I 11 font 11 b 10 can't 12 b 12 font 10 leave because we're in the middle of nowhere, and I don't have a car. 12 br
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0 Yes, N2G - grammatically correct to use "couldn't", but in everyday conversation it would very often be "can't". Native speakers don't always follow the 'rules'. 0-
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