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Could have /Might have usage difference

 
 
Reply Sun 14 Jun, 2015 09:13 pm
Hi,

Please let me know the usage difference of could have/Might have ..

Thanks in advance
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Reply Sun 14 Jun, 2015 09:29 pm
@johnnenglish23,
Could is past tense for can - which means something can be possible.
I could have been a teacher, because I enjoy being around young children.

Might is past tense for may - which means something is permitted
He might have gone to the theater, if the movie was interesting.
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