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Cup cake Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Using as...as

Hi Everyone,

I've just seen this sentence on the net:

He drove as fast as he can.

Shouldn't it read...

He drove as fast as he could?

Cheers,

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Top answer

He drove as fast as he can. Could is used to talk about past ability. ^^

— Nhật Bình

  • He drove as fast as he can.
  • Could is used to talk about past ability.
  • ^^
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He drove as fast as he can.

Could is used to talk about past ability. 'He' is still able to drive at that speed provided that 'he' is still alive.^^

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Cup cake

Shouldn't it read...

He drove as fast as he could?

Yes, it should.

CJ

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