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Where to use could have been?
Could +have -indicates a possible past action which was not done by the subject eg: she could have gone to the party but she was not interested. ‘been’ is the perfect tense of ‘am/is/are’.
Could have been means?
Could +have -indicates a possible past action which was not done by the subject eg: she could have gone to the party but she was not interested. Could have been +verb ing—-meaning this action would have been going on possibly eg:i could have been studying at this time if u had not come come to see me.
How do you use could be in a sentence?
In the sentence “We could have as many as ten people come to dinner tonight,” could is used to say that it is possible that ten people will come to the speaker’s home for dinner (“I think that it is possible we will have as many as ten people for dinner tonight.”).
Could have sentences in English?
Could have is used to talk about something that was or wasn’t possible in the past. You could have bought the cheaper jacket, it looked great on you. Ben couldn’t have known about the promotion, I haven’t told anyone yet!
Could have been used?
These past modal verbs are all used hypothetically, to talk about things that didn’t really happen in the past. 1: Could have + past participle means that something was possible in the past, or you had the ability to do something in the past, but that you didn’t do it.
Can Have could have?
Can have implies that someone has the opportunity to possess or do something. Edward can have an ice cream cone when he gets home. Edward could have an ice cream cone when he gets home, but he’ll have to finish his homework first. Gillian could have her friends over after school if she wasn’t so busy.
Could or could have been?
“Could be” is used for potential future events: If I invest in the right stock, I could be rich! “Could have been” is used for potential past events, or ongoing events up to the present moment: If I had invested in the right stocks back in the 1980’s, I could have been rich by now.
Could have been used in grammar?
Could be or could have been?
Could be could have been?
Could had been or could have been?
You should always use have after could. There are many typos on the internet, i.e., could + had+ past participle and you should compare it with could + have + past participle.
Could have been usage examples?
Examples: I could have been there on time if I had left home earlier. (= It was possible for me to be there on time, but it didn’t happen.) They could have been married if he hadn’t cheated on her.
What is the meaning of the sentence would have been?
The first sentence isn’t. In “would have been” HAVE is a helping verb. It is combined together with WOULD and BEEN (form of the verb BE). The main verb of this sentence is BE. In a different tense, it’s the same as saying, “I am more satisfied.”
Which is correct could have or could have been?
Could +have -indicates a possible past action which was not done by the subject eg: she could have gone to the party but she was not interested. Could have been +verb ing—-meaning this action would have been going on possibly eg:i could have been studying at this time if u had not come come to see me. Share.
What is the meaning of the word have?
In the first three sentences, the meaning of the verb HAVE is connected to owning. In the last three sentences, the verb HAVE has no meaning on its own. It’s combined with another verb to show the perfect tense.
When do you use the word must have been in a sentence?
You may have heard someone say a sentence using the words, “must have been.” This is not a past conditional structure, but rather it is in the present perfect. “Must have been” is used to express an assumption, or an opinion that you gathered from a logical guess. In this case, we are not talking about something that is not true.