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B2

Modales de deducción y modales en pasado

must have, can't have, might have, should have, could have.

EstructuraSentidoEjemplo
must + baseseguramente (presente)He must be tired.
can't + baseseguro que no (presente)That can't be true.
might / may / could + basequizásShe might be at home.
must have + participiodebe de haber hechoHe must have missed the bus.
can't have + participiono puede haber hechoShe can't have forgotten.
might have + participiopuede que haya hechoThey might have left.
should have + participiodebería haber hecho (reproche, lamento)You should have told me.
could have + participiopodría haber hechoWe could have won.

Test yourself

  1. Traduce: «Debe de haberlo olvidado.»
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    He must have forgotten (it).
  2. Traduce: «Podrías haberme ayudado.»
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    You could have helped me.
  3. Traduce: «No puede haber dicho eso.»
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    She can't have said that.
  4. Corrige: I should of called you.
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    I should have called you.