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English translation: May
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|  Selected response from: Alejandro Alcaraz Sintes Spain | ||||||
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1may Explanation: suerte -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 minutos (2009-09-08 15:31:06 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- O incluso: will be able to |
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may Explanation: Sin duda. |
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May Explanation: .. |
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May Explanation: may, can = have permission to could = had permission to -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 18 mins (2009-09-08 15:47:09 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- No. El valor de "could" referido al futuro en una oración afirmativa es más bien de "posibilidad": "They could come tomorrow." -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 32 mins (2009-09-08 16:01:30 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Como "posibilidad" sí, pero expresamente para indicar "permiso", no. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 35 mins (2009-09-08 16:04:16 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Hay un libro que me gustaba mucho para aclarar todas estas dudas: Michael Swan, Practical English Usage. Creo que lo publicaba Oxford University Press. Si te puedes hacer con un ejemplar, seguro que te viene muy bien. |
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