tell/told

[GUEST2008]

Hi

"He couldn't have met her and tell her ..." I think it should be "tell" not "told"? In the first part of the sentence I used "have met" but I think it doesn't mean that I should use "told" in the second part?

[apex2000]

Hi

"He couldn't have met her and tell her ..." I think it should be "tell" not "told"? In the first part of the sentence I used "have met" but I think it doesn't mean that I should use "told" in the second part?

You are confusing two tenses. Told is correct.