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Aung Thu Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Present tense or past tense
The year 1700 was not a leap year as it cannot be divided evenly by 400.
The year 1700 was not a leap year as it could not be divided evenly by 400.
>Which tense is suitable for this senyence, cannot or could not?
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I would use "cannot" since the indivisibility is eternal, not dependent on when you check.
- I would use "cannot" since the indivisibility is eternal, not dependent on when you check.
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I would use "cannot" since the indivisibility is eternal, not dependent on when you check.
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