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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Past Perfect Tense?

I couldn't have visited him even if I had wanted to. In this sentence why we used Past Perfect Tense instead of Simple Past Tense? What's the meaning difference? Thanks.
  

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Anonymous In this sentence why we used do we use the p ast p erfect t ense instead of the s imple p ast t ense? For hypothetical situations we use the past tense to represent a present hypothesis, and we use the past perfect to represent a past hypothesis. ) I couldn't visit him even if I wanted to.

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  • Anonymous In this sentence why we used do we use the p ast p erfect t ense instead of the s imple p ast t ense?
  • For hypothetical situations we use the past tense to represent a present hypothesis, and we use the past perfect to represent a past hypothesis.
  • ) I couldn't visit him even if I wanted to.
  • (Now.
  • ) I couldn't have visited him even if I had wanted to.
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AnonymousIn this sentence why we used do we use the past perfect tense instead of the simple past tense?
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