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Persian Learner Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
What is the difference between these two sentences
What is the difference between these two sentences?
"No one can ever solve the mystery"
"No one could ever solve the mystery"
"No one can ever solve the mystery"
"No one could ever solve the mystery"
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) Note that "could" has two possible meanings. Past certain or present uncertain. CJ
- ) Note that "could" has two possible meanings.
- Past certain or present uncertain.
- CJ
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Persian Learner"No one can ever solve the mystery""No one could ever solve the mystery"can - from the present moment into the future (Everyone fails and will fail to solve it.)
could - from the past up to the present moment (Everyone failed to solve it so far.)
could - from the present moment into the future, but just guessing and not completely certa
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