| | 1 Examples:
 | John must have been ill. (En John deu haver estat malalt.) |
| They might have missed the train. (Pot ser que hagin perdut el tren) |
| I could have come yesterday. (Podria haver vingut ahir.) |
| It can't/couldn't have been Mary. (No pot haver estat la Mary.) |
2 Examples:
| She must be rich. (Deu ser rica.) |
| Tom might be at the cinema. (Pot ser que el Tom sigui al cinema.) |
| They can't be Swedish. (No poden ser suecs.) |
3 Examples:
| It might rain tomorrow. (Pot ser que plogui demà.) |
| Ann could lend us the money. (L'Ann ens podria prestar els diners.) |
We can, of course, also express these notions with other expressions, e.g.:
| They will possibly/probably come tomorrow.
(Possiblement/Probablement vindran demà.) |
| They are likely to arrive late.
(És probable que arriben tard.) |
| It's quite likely that it'll rain.
(És molt probable que plourà.) |
| They're unlikely to accept our offer.
(És poc probable que acceptin la nostra oferta.) |
| Eric's bound to pass the exam.
(És segur que l'Eric aprovarà l'examen.) |
| You're sure to recognise Peter.
(Segurament reconeixeràs en Peter.) |
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