could have done

gecmiste yapilabilecek ama yapmadigimiz bir olay icin ve yahut yine gecmiste real olmayan bir olayi anlatirken kullanabiliriz bunu.


mesela;

I was so tired. I could have slept for weeks. [ybkz]swh[/ybkz][ybkz]swh[/ybkz]

why did you go out? you could have done your homework at home. [ybkz]swh[/ybkz]

gecmiste bir isi, olayi hallettim veya ability anlamini ise kesinlikle vermez. bunun icin managed to veya was-were able to, ability icinse could kullanir.

olumsuzu ise; not possible anlami katar gecmiste olan olaya.

mesela; i had a really good holiday. that couldn't have been better. [ybkz]swh[/ybkz]

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