(No sé on és en Phil, però podria ser al jardí.)
Possibility: Fem suposicions amb could, may/might, must i can't +infinitiu, p. ex.:
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I don't know where Phil is but he could /may/mightbe in the garden. (No sé on és en Phil, però podria ser al jardí.) |
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The phone's ringing. It could/may/might be your mother. (Sona el telèfon. Pot ser la teva mare.) |
| They live in a big house. They must be well off. (Viuen en una casa gran. Deuen ser acomodats.) |
| This can't be Fred's umbrella. His is black. (Aquest no pot ser el paraigua d'en Fred. El seu és negre.) |
Nota: NO podem usar can per a expressar és ‘possible que’, per tant: Error: |
Past possibility: Fem suposicions amb could have, may/might have, must have i can't/couldn't have +participi passat, p. ex.:
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I don't know where Phil was but he could/may/might have been in the garden. (No sé on era en Phil, però podria haver estat al jardí.) |
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Someone called while we were out. It It could/may/might have been your mother. (Algú va telefonar mentre érem fora. Podria haver estat la teva mare.) |
| They lived in a big house. They must have been well off. (Vivien en una casa gran. Deuen haver estat acomodats.) |
| That can't/couldn't have been Fred's umbrella. His was black. (Aquell no podia haver estat el paraigua d'en Fred. El seu era negre.) |
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Nota: NO podem usar can en el sentit d'‘és possible que’, per tant: Error: |
Fem servir les mateixes formes que les del present, p. ex.:
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I don't know Karen's plans but she could/may/might come tomorrow. (No conec els plans de la Karen, però pot ser que vingui demà.) |
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Karen could/may/might come tomorrow. (Pot ser que la Karen vingui demà.) |
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Nota: podem fer servir can en el sentit de ‘és possible que’, per tant: Error: |