[Grammar] might as well

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How to say in past tense the following sentences?

1: She might as well purchase a new laptop.
2: You might as well resign now.

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1). "She might as well have purchased a laptop."

2). "You might as well have resigned [STRIKE]now[/STRIKE]."
 
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1). "She might as well have purchased a laptop."

2). "You might as well have resigned [STRIKE]now[/STRIKE]."

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The sentences are in the present perfect tense (not past tense), aren't they?
 
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The sentences are in the present perfect tense (not past tense), aren't they?
We have what is sometimes called a 'modal perfect'.
 
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