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Alc24 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

PRESENT PERFECT and tense problem

Could you tell me if there is anything wrong with these sentences?

- You mustn't have had a good night.

- How could I have not received any calls?

- Little did she know she would never see him again./she never saw him again.

THank you
  

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I hope I have guessed correctly what the first sentence is supposed to mean. My suggestions: You can't have slept well. How can it be that I received no calls?

— Cool Breeze

  • I hope I have guessed correctly what the first sentence is supposed to mean.
  • My suggestions: You can't have slept well.
  • How can it be that I received no calls?
  • alc24 Little did she know she would never see him again.
  • [Y] CB
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I hope I have guessed correctly what the first sentence is supposed to mean. My suggestions:

You can't have slept well.
How can it be that I received no calls?
alc24Little did she know she would never see him again.

This is fine![Y]

CB
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alc24How could I have not received any calls?
Cool BreezeHow can it be that I received no calls?
Hmm, I think those two have different meanings...

How can it be that I received no calls? = I got no calls, and that's strange.

How could I have not received any calls / How could I not have receiv
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KooyeenI'm not sure though. That's just the feeling I get when I read those sentences.
I more or less overlooked that sentence because for me not was in the wrong place.

CB
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