Hanuman_2000 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Could have
Hello,
1. You could have helped me.
Does this indicate the past time?
"could have +PP" is used for past only?
Thanks.
1. You could have helped me.
Does this indicate the past time?
"could have +PP" is used for past only?
Thanks.
Top answer
There is always connection with past time, though there can be references to other times: You could have gone to America next week if you had known that you were going to be free. The potential to go to America exited in the past.
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There is always connection with past time, though there can be references to other times:
You could have gone to America next week if you had known that you were going to be free.
The potential to go to America exited in the past.
You could have gone to America next week if you had known that you were going to be free.
The potential to go to America exited in the past.
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