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let vs allowed #1 (permalink) Sat Mar 17, 2007 14:50 pm   let vs allowed
 

tell me if this phrase is correct: relating to the verb tense of "let"

1. "I should've never let you leave this place when I had the chance."

making a reference to something that happened in the past. I know that i could replace "let" with "allowed" so I'm just asking is "let" the correct verb tense?
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let vs allowed #2 (permalink) Sat Mar 17, 2007 16:10 pm   let vs allowed
 

Hi Huxley

Your sentence doesn't work with "when I had the chance" added to the end of it. But saying "I should have never let you leave this place." is fine.

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