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J Lin Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

what is the difference between these two sentences?

Or which one is sounds correct?
It must have been too dark for her to have seen them last time.

It must have been too dark for her to see them last time.
  

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J Lin Or which one is sounds correct? Use "is" or "sounds", not both. It must have been too dark for her to have seen them last time.

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  • J Lin Or which one is sounds correct?
  • Use "is" or "sounds", not both.
  • It must have been too dark for her to have seen them last time.
  • It must have been too dark for her to see them last time.
  • Use the second sentence.
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J LinOr which one is sounds correct? Use "is" or "sounds", not both.

It must have been too dark for her to have seen them last time.
It must have been too dark for her to see them last time.
Use the second sentence. There is no reason to use perfect tense.
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What if the first one were in the context of she hadn't seen them the last time she'd been there, she saw them this time when she arrived. Would it make make more sense to use the perfect tense this way?
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This is OK:

She didn't see them last night. It must have been too dark for her to have seen them.
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J LinWhat if the first one were in the context of she hadn't seen them the last time she'd been there, she saw them this time when she arrived. Would it make make more sense to use the perfect tense this way?
Again, I see no reason to use perfect tense.
It is a good general rule for students to use the simplest tense that can clearly express their meaning.
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AlpheccaStarsShe didn't see them last night. It must have been too dark for her to have seen them.
Although the above is not wrong, I would say 'to dark for her to see them.' It is not necessary to match tenses.
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