anticipated – English Grammar Profiler

C2, MODALITY, PAST, speculate / accomplished, anticipated, arisen, could, evolved, foreseen, have, not, VVN, XX

Here are examples of speculating about the past using this form: He COULDN’T HAVE SAID he loves you! I am still married to him!

It COULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED.

B1, PAST, perfect, simple / anticipated, arrived, bothered, committed, completed, considered, expected, experienced, forgotten, had, happened, intended, lost, moved, not, noticed, occurred, PELIC, planned, provided, reached, realized, received, responded, returned, tried, VHD, VVN, won, XX

Point 24 in the category of PAST perfect simple: negative forms. PELIC STUDENT EXAMPLE: At that time, I had not found my job and I had a lot of free time. Chinese male, level 3 writing class. A search on iWeb for: _VHD _XX _VVN 1 HAD N’T SEEN 10519 2 HAD NOT SEEN 8370 3 HAD N’T HEARD 6433 4 HAD N’T THOUGHT 5405 5 …

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