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Joseph A Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Must have been playing

Hello everyone,

Is it OK to use the following sentence to express certainty in the past?

- They must have been playing well.

Or must it be as follows?

- They must have played well.

Kind regards

JA

  

Top answer

Both are OK.

— Clive

  • Both are OK.
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Joseph A- They must have been playing well. ...
- They must have played well.

The difference has nothing to do with the degree of certainty. The difference is simply the same as the difference between these two:

They were playing well.
They played well.

CJ

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