Yousafzai  +  117568 Tue, 12 Jul 05 12:55 PM dear as i red your topic about . may could would and other pls send me mor information about the using of those word according to sentences i am looking forward to your crospond. thnks Yousafzai Joined on Thu, Jul 7 2005 New Member 05

	yulysess  +  117610 Tue, 12 Jul 05 03:28 PM Hi Guest and Yousafzai, Beware what CalifJim says and for instance, go to http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/modals/modals_frames.htm   enjoy yulysess Joined on Fri, Jun 3 2005 Full Member 173 Practise what you preach Grammar, Modals

	pieanne  +  117655 Tue, 12 Jul 05 04:31 PM  Anonymous wrote: Generally "would" is used to express desire. For example I would like to ask you a question. I would love to go there     How about "I would hate to ask you a question" ? pieanne Joined on Thu, Jan 20 2005 South of France ...But I'm Belgian! Veteran Member 7,517 I'm glad to help, but I'm not a native! And please excuse my typos...

	pieanne  +  120384 Fri, 22 Jul 05 05:27 PM I could do something (today) - perhaps I'll do it I could have done something (yesterday) - I didn't do it   pieanne

	Abhishek Singh  +  151114 Mon, 24 Oct 05 03:51 PM  Gill0419 wrote: he may come (to ask for or to give permission) he may have come (to show possibility & form in past) he would come (to indicate a repeated action in the past) he would have come (to show advisability after the fact) he might come (to show possibility) he could come (to suggest a possibility or to give an option) he could have come(to show a past opportunity) Abhishek Singh Joined on Mon, Oct 24 2005 New Member 01

	Innuendo  +  151127 Mon, 24 Oct 05 04:21 PM  Guest wrote: Could someone explain the difference in the follwing sentences with one exapmles (if patience permitting) he may come he may have come he would come he would have come he might come he could come he could have come   Somebody can translate to spanish? Thanks! Innuendo Joined on Thu, Oct 20 2005 Barcelona (spain) New Member 37 If I make any mistakes, please correct me. Thanks!

	CalifJim  +  151157 Mon, 24 Oct 05 05:20 PM Each of these translates into Spanish, or any other language, in multiple ways, so it is impossible to list them all. The most common translations of "would" and "would have", however, are through the Spanish conditional and past conditional tenses. He would do it   Lo haría. He would have done it. Lo habría hecho. "may" and "might" are often translated with forms of "poder" ("puede ser que") or "es possible que". There are no one-to-one (word-for-word) translations. CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,128 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche Tenses, Conditionals