Frank
Are All OK? He can't have met her that day. He just can't. I don't believe that. He couldn't meet her that day, his wheelchair was broken. He couldn't have met her that day without a wheelchair.
2014년 4월 5일 오후 1:42
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He can't have met her that day. He just can't. I don't believe that. <--- This is a problem because you are using current tense (present) for something that happened in the past. Big no no. He couldn't meet her that day, his wheelchair was broken. <--- OK, but I would make that a semi-colon instead of a comma because the idea is not a directly stepping down from meeting and the wheel chair being broken. The two simply have nothing in common. He couldn't have met her that day without a wheelchair. <--- OK. Remember, they all mean different things. Although if you are asking about grammar, then I've pointed that out for you.
2014년 4월 5일
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He can't have met her that day. He just can't. I don't believe that. < NO replace 'can't with couldn't' in both places He couldn't meet her that day, his wheelchair was broken. < OK, I would lose the comma and add the word BECAUSE in its place. He couldn't have met her that day without a wheelchair. < GOOD
2014년 4월 5일
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All are correct. The first case is tricky and you got it right. When using modal verbs to write about the past the rule is can't + have + past participle. I suspect you may already know that. :)
2014년 4월 5일
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