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Question

طوری که could توش استفاده بشه.

Comments

You were able no to go

You could have not gone 

Answer 1

You could have not gone.

I had already read somewhere (a website on grammar lessons) that it would be better to just use the opposite word of "gone" here, (unfortunately I couldn't find that source to give its link ):

"You could have stayed, but you went anyway."

But we can use "could have not" if we want to put a lot emphasis on "not."

 

Please see these,too: 

https://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldHaveNot/kdgww/post.htm

http://forum.wordreference.com/threads/wouldnt-have-would-have-not.1275059/

Comments

Hi

Don't you think it would be wrong to trust forums when grammar is in question?

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Hi! 

Not always, :)

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پاسخ شما کاملا درسته منتها برای خوندن این جمله بین could و قسمت منفی یه مکث کوچیک لازمه که کمی با جمله ی معمولی فرق کنه.

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نمیتونی نری اونجا که میشه

Yu can't not go there!;)

Answer 2

You were able not to go.

You could have decided not to go.