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If a situation is happening in the present that did not exist in the past and I want to express that I was unable to foresee what is happening now, which of these sentences should I use? ''I could not foresee this sad outcome'' or ''I could not have foreseen this sad outcome.'' or ''I was unable to forsee this sad outcome.''

  1. I could not foresee this sad outcome.

  2. I could not have foreseen this sad outcome.

  3. I was unable to foresee this sad outcome.

If a situation is happening in the present that did not exist in the past and I want to express that I was unable to foresee what is happening now, which of these sentences should I use? ''I could not foresee this sad outcome'' or ''I could not have foreseen this sad outcome.'' or ''I was unable to forsee this sad outcome.''

If a situation is happening in the present that did not exist in the past and I want to express that I was unable to foresee what is happening now, which of these sentences should I use?

  1. I could not foresee this sad outcome.

  2. I could not have foreseen this sad outcome.

  3. I was unable to foresee this sad outcome.

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Marlonx Pitterx
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Could not, could not have, was not able to. Which one to use in the question below?

If a situation is happening in the present that did not exist in the past and I want to express that I was unable to foresee what is happening now, which of these sentences should I use? ''I could not foresee this sad outcome'' or ''I could not have foreseen this sad outcome.'' or ''I was unable to forsee this sad outcome.''