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Innuendo

#151161 Mon, 24 Oct 05 05:45 PM

CalifJim, can you tell me something about could? is possible that the translation would be "deberia"?

thanksss!

Innuendo

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CalifJim

#151457 Tue, 25 Oct 05 06:59 AM

I'm not sure that would work. "debería" and "debiera" (even "debe" or "debía" sometimes) are more like "should". "podría" and "pudiera" (even "puede" or "podía") are more like "could".

CJ

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Anonymous

#161021 Mon, 21 Nov 05 10:46 AM

pls explain how to use the May, Would, could and especially might. Most of the time iam getting problems using the might.

Anonymous

#168581 Sat, 10 Dec 05 11:59 PM

Big Smile [:D] I Think that is the same

-could and might: past Conditional

-can and may: pRESENT

-WOULD: fUTURE CONDITIONAL

Anonymous

Conditionals

Anonymous

#322757 Thu, 01 Feb 07 08:24 AM

how can use will , whould, can, may

Anonymous

Marius Hancu

#322828 Thu, 01 Feb 07 01:20 PM

Anonymous wrote:
pls explain how to use the May, Would, could and especially might. Most of the time iam getting problems using the might.

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