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Gaylord336 Posted 7 years ago
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Which of them is correct?
Le Friend: I didn't sleep for days.
Me: Even I [couldn't/couldn't have] if it wasn't for antidepressants
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gaylord336 I didn't sleep for days. Even I [couldn't/couldn't have] if it wasn't for antidepressants. The first line is better said as I haven't slept for days .
- gaylord336 I didn't sleep for days.
- Even I [couldn't/couldn't have] if it wasn't for antidepressants.
- The first line is better said as I haven't slept for days .
- couldn't implies I couldn't sleep , which applies to the present and/or future.
- couldn't have implies I couldn't have slept , which applies to past time.
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gaylord336I didn't sleep for days.
Even I [couldn't/couldn't have] if it wasn't for antidepressants.
The first line is better said as I haven't slept for days.
couldn't implies I couldn't sleep, which applies to the present and/or future.
couldn't have implies I couldn't have slept, which applies to past t
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