"Jane could never forgive Bob for leaving her"

ReegisJane could never forgive Bob for leaving her.

Jane and Bob were sweethearts (or married).
Bob found another woman. He abandoned Jane.
Jane was angry.
Jane was not able to forgive him for his infidelity.

"Never" implies that Jane is still upset. If Bob came back to her and asked for forgiveness, she would say "no."

Bob left Jane and she was never able to forgive him for doing that to her.

We don't know if he just left her or not. And there is no reason to guess that they are dead from this sentence.

Thanks AlpheccaStars and Englishmaven for your help.

EnglishmavenAnd there is no reason to guess that they are dead from this sentence.

Of course, I just wondered if it is possible to use such sentence in such context - when we want to refer to some past period of time. For example:

In 1979, Jane couldn't forgive Bob for leaving her, ho

ReegisWhat does the sentence below mean?
Jane could never forgive Bob for leaving her.

You are correct that there is more than one interpretation.

1. Jane would never be able to forgive Bob for leaving her (if he ever decided to leave her).
2. Jane was never going to be able to forgive Bob for leavi

Hello CalifJim, I really really like your insightful answers.

CalifJim1. Jane would never be able to forgive Bob for leaving her (if he ever decided to leave her).

I see, so it is a hypothesis, similar to the second conditional:
If Bob left Jane, she would/could never forgive him.

CalifJim2. Jane was never going to be ab

ReegisI am not sure I can tell the difference here.

It's extremely subtle. Sometimes I don't know if I can tell the difference either.

Huh, so perhaps I didn't express myself precisely, but I meant exactly the same

Thanks a lot for your invaluable help!

Reegis I meant exactly the same

Yes, I suppose I could have just said "Yes". I must have been in a talky mood when I wrote that.

So I hope you are in a talky mood when some other issue starts to bother me