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 Re: could not make it or could not have made it?
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Originally Posted by yppah  Thank you, teachers.
Back to my first post, I wanted to express my thanks to someone who had helped me before. Therefore, I think I should use the latter expression, as Curmudgeon suggested.
But thank you, MikeNewYork, for further clarifying the different context in which these two sentences should be used. | No, If someone has helped you then use ''I could not have made it without your help'
If you want help from someone then use I cannot make it without your help
I think I might have confused you  |