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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Past Possibility (May/Might/Could have v3) and Negative Present Deduction (Can't/Couldn't)

There is no cake in the kitchen, they have eaten all the cake. If you had come earlier,

- you may have eaten some.

- you might have eaten some.

- you could have eaten some.

Here, are all the options possible?


Person A: Is she Barbara who is coming here?

Person B: No, she can't be Barbara, she is abroad now.

Here, can we use "couldn't", I mean, can we say "No, she couldn't be Barbara, she is abroad"?

  

Top answer

anonymous There is no cake in the kitchen, they have eaten all the cake. Here, are all the options possible? No, the first one is not.

— Mister Micawber

  • anonymous There is no cake in the kitchen, they have eaten all the cake.
  • Here, are all the options possible?
  • No, the first one is not.
  • anonymous Person A: Is that Barbara coming ?
  • Person B: No, that can't be Barbara, she is abroad now.
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anonymousThere is no cake in the kitchen, they have eaten all the cake. If you had come earlier,- you may have eaten some.- you might have eaten some.- you could have eaten some.Here, are all the options possible?

No, the first one is not.

anonymousPerson A: Is that Barbara coming? Person B: No
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