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Alaa_Turbo Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

says he vs he says & he said vs said he & could vs can

Hi guys

which one is correct and is there a different in the meaning?

" a man who can struggle in a painful life " he says or

" a man who can struggle in a painful life " says he

which one is correct and is there a different in the meaning?

" a man who can struggle in a painful life" he said

" a man who can struggle in a painful life" said he

What is the difference between using the present simple and the past simple ?

and finally

when to use could and when to use can?

thanks in advance
  

Top answer

Hi, which one is correct and is there a different in the meaning? " a man who can struggle in a painful life " he says or " a man who can struggle in a painful life " says he They are both OK, and have the same basic meaning. However, 'said he' is almost never used today in everyday speech.

— Clive

  • Hi, which one is correct and is there a different in the meaning?
  • " a man who can struggle in a painful life " he says or " a man who can struggle in a painful life " says he They are both OK, and have the same basic meaning.
  • However, 'said he' is almost never used today in everyday speech.
  • If you use simple present, it means he has a habit of saying this, it is his ongoing opinion.
  • If you use simple past, it just means he said it at some time in the past, eg last Tuesday.
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Hi,

which one is correct and is there a different in the meaning?

" a man who can struggle in a painful life " he says or

" a man who can struggle in a painful life " says he

They are both OK, and have the same basic meaning. However, 'said he' is almost never used today in e
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Thanks alot clive

why the sentence I wrote isn't a complete sentence?

and about can & could

All I know is to use can for the present and could for the past?

can I say " he could stay with us tonight" ?
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Hi,

" a man who can struggle in a painful life "

why the sentence I wrote isn't a complete sentence?"

Because who can struggle in a painful life is only a subordinate clause. You need a main clause to make a sentence. eg " a man who can struggle in a painful life is a brave man ". Her
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Thanks again clive

so is there no difference between

I could speak english and I can speak english?
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Hi,

so is there no difference between I could speak english and I can speak english?

I didn't say that. These words can be used in a variety of ways, eg possibility and ability. 'I can speak English' means 'I have the ability to speak English'. 'I could speak English' is different.

As I suggested, you should look
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Hello Clive,
Can you tell me when it is correct to use the words said verses says.

Example
Mommy says that it take a strong person to stand up for someone else, but it is the right thing to do.

Should I be using the word SAID or SAYS in the example above?

Let me know,

Thanks
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Consider this broad idea. ( Later, you can consider subtleties.).

Mom said . . .. she said it at some point in the past

Mom says. . . . she always/often says it
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which one is correct and is there a different in the meaning?

First, please note that all of these statements are wrong because you have not used any capital letters. Furthermore, you have used no punctuation except quotation marks.

Finally, the words within your quotation marks are not a complete sentence. There is no main clause, no main verb.



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