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20 May
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What is the best? I could have answered or I could had answer. There is smth wrong with these ? Pls explain me
What is the best? I could have answered or I could had answer. There is smth wrong with these ? Pls explain me
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- English (US)
“I could have answered” because it was in the past
- Italian
@LILYMSMSMSM and what about the first one ? It was in the past too right ?
- English (US)
@Jey_M “i could have answered” is correct, “i could had answer” is incorrect
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- English (US)
@Jey_M because you’re talking about the past. “answer” is present tense. it’s kind of hard to explain but “could had answer” makes no sense
- English (US)
I could have answered is correct
I could had answer is incorrect. It’s not possible to put these verbs together this way.
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