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Hasibrahman Posted 4 years ago
Grammar
To have come
Is there any other way of saying this sentence? What is the difference between "to have come" and "to come"? 
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It's the same difference as in these sentences: There was nowhere that a rock that size could have come from. There was nowhere that a rock that size could come from. With 'have' there is more focus on the past.
- It's the same difference as in these sentences: There was nowhere that a rock that size could have come from.
- There was nowhere that a rock that size could come from.
- With 'have' there is more focus on the past.
- The rock already came from somewhere.
- Without 'have' the meaning can be the same, but in this case it can also refer to something in the future.
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It's the same difference as in these sentences:
There was nowhere that a rock that size could have come from.
There was nowhere that a rock that size could come from.
With 'have' there is more focus on the past. The rock already came from somewhere.
Without 'have' the meaning can be the same, but in this case it can also refer to something in the future. T
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