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HipsterD Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Verb Tenses and Consistent Tense

Is "I have looked everywhere for my cat, but I can't find it." grammatically correct? Shouldn't it be "I have looked everywhere for my cat, but I couldn't find it." I'm really confused right now.
  

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Hi Hipster; Welcome to EnglishForward! " grammatically correct? Yes.

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  • Hi Hipster; Welcome to EnglishForward!
  • " grammatically correct?
  • Yes.
  • You are still looking.
  • The cat is not found yet.
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Hi Hipster;
Welcome to EnglishForward!
HipsterD "I have looked everywhere for my cat, but I can't find it." grammatically correct?
Yes. You are still looking. The cat is not found yet.
HipsterD"I have looked everywhere for my cat, but I couldn't find it."
You have given up looking for your cat. You cat is lost
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