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Isn't the "could" repeated incorrectly?



 
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Isn't the "could" repeated incorrectly? #1 (permalink) Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:34 am   Isn't the "could" repeated incorrectly?
 

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ESL/EFL Test #120 "Conditional Tenses", question 2

If they had waited another month, they could probably ......... a better price for their house

(a) would get
(b) had got
(c) have got
(d) could get

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #120 "Conditional Tenses", answer 2

If they had waited another month, they could probably have got a better price for their house

Correct answer: (c) have got
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isn't the 'could' repeated incorrectly? Could probably have gotten.

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Could #2 (permalink) Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:44 am   Could
 

Hi Barry,

I'm not clear what you mean. What's the difference between my version:

could probably have got and yours:

isn't the 'could' repeated incorrectly? Could probably have gotten.

??

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