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Would "Kate can't have lost her way, for she has come here several times."be correct?
Hi,
I came across an old thread and saw these two sentences which perplexed me but I don't know whether teachers would notice my questions or not if I just replied to the threat. So I decided to post a new one. Please inform me of it if it's prohibited.
1. Kate couldn't lose her way, for she has come here several times.
Q: Does it mean ""Kate can't lose her way" and "It's talking about future or present rather than the past"?
2. Kate can't have lost her way, for she has come here several times.
Q: Would this sentence make sense?
I think it's talking about a past event which happened long ago and means "It was impossible that Kate lost her way at that time" so the second part should be "for she HAD come here several times". But the sentence seems correct to you.
Could you please help me?
Thank you in advance.
Hi,
I came across an old thread and saw these two sentences which perplexed me but I don't know whether teachers would notice my questions or not if I just replied to the threat. So I decided to post a new one. Please inform me of it if it's prohibited.
1. Kate couldn't lose her way, for she has come here several times.
Q: Does it mean ""Kate can't lose her way" and "It's talking about future or present rather than the past"?
2. Kate can't have lost her way, for she has come here several times.
Q: Would this sentence make sense?
I think it's talking about a past event which happened long ago and means "It was impossible that Kate lost her way at that time" so the second part should be "for she HAD come here several times". But the sentence seems correct to you.
Could you please help me?
Thank you in advance.