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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?
- tense - wouldnt vs. wont couldnt vs cant - English . . .
In the first case, the first statement is hypothetical (using the conditional mood), so considers a hypothetical situation where the machines would need to work, and weren't going to work without energy The other is a basic true statement (using the future tense) that simply states that the machines won't work without energy I should note that this statement doesn't mean they can't work
- 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
- 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
- Is cant or couldnt apt in I told him I couldnt do it anymore . . .
The following is a narration of something that had happened in the past My friend says to me, quot;What did you tell him yesterday? quot; In reply, I said, quot;I told him that I could do it wh
- 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
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