COULD HAVE

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EXAMPLES

SOMETHING THAT WAS POSSIBLE IN THE PAST

OR THAT HAD THE ABILITY TO DO SOMETHING IN THE PAST, BUT DID NOT DO

COULD HAVE

NEGATIVE

+ COULDN'T HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE

AFFIRMATIVE

+ COULD HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE

GRAMMAR

+ COULD HAVE + VERB PAST PARTICIPLE

WHAT IS IT FOR?

It is used hypothetically to talk about