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Qut Posted 21 years ago
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which one is correct?
1) She can't have seen me yesterday, because I was not there.
2) She couldn't have seen me yesterday, because I was not there.
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2) She couldn't have seen me yesterday, because I was not there.
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Both are correct. The second is just a little more tentative in expression. In 1) it is not possible that she saw me.
- Both are correct.
- The second is just a little more tentative in expression.
- In 1) it is not possible that she saw me.
- In 2) it would not have been possible that she saw me.
- It is the same difference, or quite a similar difference, as is found between such pairs as: I say it's true.
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Both are correct. The second is just a little more tentative in expression.
In 1) it is not possible that she saw me.
In 2) it would not have been possible that she saw me.
It is the same difference, or quite a similar difference, as is found between such pairs as:
I say it's true. / I would say it's true.
Ask him. He knows the answer. / Ask him. He
In 1) it is not possible that she saw me.
In 2) it would not have been possible that she saw me.
It is the same difference, or quite a similar difference, as is found between such pairs as:
I say it's true. / I would say it's true.
Ask him. He knows the answer. / Ask him. He
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