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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Past & present

hi

when we want to change the present sentence to the past(for example in the sentence below);

~i can't go swimming today~

we should change CAN and GO to COULD and WENT at the same time or no?like i couldn't went swimming last day.

thanks for your help
  

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I couldn't go swimming today/yesterday. You don't change the verb go as the sentence is negative so could places it in the past here. If it was a positive sentence.

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  • I couldn't go swimming today/yesterday.
  • You don't change the verb go as the sentence is negative so could places it in the past here.
  • If it was a positive sentence.
  • I went swimming or I was able to go swimming ..............
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I couldn't go swimming today/yesterday. You don't change the verb go as the sentence is negative so could places it in the past here. If it was a positive sentence.

I went swimming or I was able to go swimming ..............
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