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can | could (*) | to be able to, poder, ser capaz de to manage to, poder, lograr, conseguir to be managed to, poder, lograr, conseguir (ser logrado, ser conseguido) to be capable of, ser capaz de |
(*) could no se emplea en oraciones afirmativas en pasado cuando la acción ha sido realizada. Sí se emplea cuando se quiere indicar hipótesis o probabilidad. |
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cannot can't |
could not couldn't |
to be not able to, no poder, no ser capaz de to be unable to, ser incapaz de to be incapable of, ser incapaz de to be not capable of, no ser capaz de to not manage to, poder, lograr, conseguir |
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can may |
could might |
to be possible to, ser posible to be probable that, ser probable que |
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cannot can't may not mayn't |
could not couldn't might not mightn't |
to be not possible to, no ser posible to be impossible to, ser imposible to be improbable that, ser improbable |
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can may must |
could might would should ought to |
to suggest, sugerir to propose, proponer to be able to, poder to advise to, aconsejar to be advisable to, ser aconsejable to be possible to, ser posible |
had better 'd better would rather 'd rather
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ser preferible |
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cannot can't may not mayn't must not mustn't |
could not couldn't might not mightn't would wouldn't should not shouldn't ought not to ought not to |
to suggest not,
to be not advisable to,
to propose not,
to be not possible to,
to be not able to,
to advise not to, |
had better not 'd better not would rather not 'd rather not |
ser preferible no |
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must need |
should ought to needed |
should ought to |
shall | to have to, haber de, tener que to have got to, haber de, tener que to be necessary to, ser necesario to be to, deber, tener que, haber de to be obliged to, estar obligado a to be obligatory to, ser obligatorio |
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need not needn't |
should not shouldn't ought not to oughtn't to needed not |
should not shouldn't ought not to oughtn't to |
shall not shan't |
to have not to, to have not got to, to be not to, to be not necessary to, to be not obliged to, to be not obligatory to, |
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can may |
could might |
to be allowed to, estar permitido to be enabled to, estar permitido to be permitted to, estar permitido to permit to, permitir to be permissible to, estar permitido to let, dejar, permitir to be possible to, ser posible to be not forbidden to, no estar prohibido to be not prohibited to, no estar prohibido |
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must not mustn't cannot can't |
could not couldn't |
should not shouldn't ought not to oughtn't to |
shall not shan't |
to forbid to, to be prohibited to, to have not to, to be not allowed to, to be not to, to be not enabled to, to be barred to, to be forbidden to, to be not permitted to, |