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- cant versus couldnt, what is the difference?
That can't be Obama at the door, it's too early That couldn't be Obama at the door, it's too early What is the difference between them? Are they almost the same?
- meaning - Difference between cant and couldnt - English Language . . .
In these cases, "can't have" is being used to denote disbelief or incredulity, while "couldn't have" is being used to denote an impossibility Can and could are modal verbs, and represent present and preterite forms respectively The preterite is not necessarily used to refer to past time, such as in this case, where it's being used in the subjunctive mood, expressing the possibility of
- Modal verbs cant vs couldnt - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Does quot;can't and couldn't quot; mean the same thing in the present tense Let me give examples 1 I can't help you tomorrow 2 I couldn't help you tomorrow 3 It can't be the truth 4 It couldn't b
- couldnt vs wouldnt - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Let see this example: I hid the presents so that she wouldn't find them I hid the presents so that she couldn't find them The dictionary said: so that in order that somebody something would:
- couldnt present or past? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
The sentence (A) isn't correct grammatically "I couldn't open the door" is in the past As a matter of fact, you are locked in and unable to open the door at the present time So the correct sentence should be: I am locked in here and cannot open the door Can you help me? The second sentence (B), which is in the past, is correct grammatically Could is the past of can
- Difference between couldnt and wasnt able to
I don't quite understand a difference between "couldn't" and "wasn't able to" Someone suggested that we use "wasn't able to" when we talk about one action in the past and "couldn't" when repeated
- past tense - Why couldnt vs. why couldnt you have - English . . .
I think the difference is really in "why couldn't you have told " as opposed to "why couldn't you tell " The tense difference is subtle, but the present form "tell" implies that the failing is something he could or should remedy now Of course this is impossible, but there is a greater sense of current failing The past version - "have told" implies that his failing is that when it was
- Which is correct: could care less or couldnt care less?
What's the deal with the phrase "could care less"? Whilst growing up, I've always known people (parents etc) to use the phrase "couldn't care less", but I've also come across people who use the ph
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