Benji Gets Inked for Cameron. Read and Practice “Could Have” in English.
I don’t think these two could have been a better match. Rock star Benji Madden showed the world his love for new wife Cameron Diaz by getting her name tattooed on his chest. The love birds were married at their Los Angeles home on January 15th after less than a year of dating. They tied the knot, surrounded by their famous family and friends, including Madden’s brother, Joel Madden, and wife, Nicole Richie, along with other famous stars such as Reese Witherspoon and Gwyneth Paltrow.
Now Madden has taken his devotion a step further, and he couldn’t have chosen a more permanent fashion.
The guitarist revealed his latest ink on Instagram, which shows the name “Cameron” scrawled across his collarbone in large black script. He added in a caption, “Thinking bout you… Lucky man.”
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The actress could have settled down many times before, but chose not to. It seems they are enjoying married life now.
“We couldn’t be happier to begin our new journey together surrounded by our closest family and friends,” the couple recently said to People magazine.
Do you think Benji could have chosen a different way to show Cameron he cares? Tell us below!
Now let’s break down “could have” and “couldn’t have”:
“Couldn’t have” is really “could not have.” Most people use “couldn’t have,” unless they want to place emphasis on something. For example, “I could not have come to your party no matter what. I had the flu.”
You can substitute “may” or “may have” for these.
Use “could have” to talk about something somebody was capable of doing but didn’t do.
- I could have seen that concert
- She could have dated him but she didn’t like his attitude.
Use “couldn’t have” to talk about something someone was not capable of doing.
- I couldn’t have gotten in the front row of the concert without you!
- It couldn’t have happened to a nicer person.
Use “could have” to speculate about something that happened. Use it when you have a hypothesis about something.
- I could have studied harder.
- That text could have been from her.
