i want to ask what's the difference between these sentences. Because Can't is present tense and happened is past tense. Could anyone explain it to me thank you!
- She Can't believe what happened to her.
- She Couldn't believe what happened to her.
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"What happened to her" is an event in the past, but her "inability to believe" that event (meaning her astonishment at it) may be either present (She can't believe it = She is astonished at it now) or past (She couldn't believe it = She was astonished at it then).
answered Jul 19, 2016 at 19:12
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@Finn Sure you can. "I went to town yesterday and I'll go again tomorrow." Commented Jul 19, 2016 at 19:39