Timeline for could have been vs. could be
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| Aug 27 at 15:02 | history | bumped | CommunityBot | This question has answers that may be good or bad; the system has marked it active so that they can be reviewed. | |
| Jul 28 at 14:04 | answer | added | James Mathai | timeline score: 1 | |
| Apr 28, 2022 at 17:03 | comment | added | Esther | that sentence is not speculative at all | |
| Apr 28, 2022 at 17:02 | comment | added | apadana | @Esther, Here is an example from the book which uses could and according to the book is talking about possibility in the past: "The old house could be quite cold, even in summer." | |
| Apr 28, 2022 at 16:55 | comment | added | Esther | In this case, the sentences would switch to talking about the future. | |
| S Apr 28, 2022 at 16:53 | review | First questions | |||
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| S Apr 28, 2022 at 16:53 | history | asked | apadana | CC BY-SA 4.0 |