Please, when someone answers with "could be", what does he really mean in english or in french?
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Hello Greatson,
In English language "could be" is used in the following cases:
- as an auxiliary function in the past.
"We thought we could be present at that time".
- in the past conditional:
"We would meet ,if you could be there at 15:00 pm exactly"
- as an alternative to "can" suggesting a polite form in the present.
"If you could be ready soon, we would be pleased."
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Bonjour Greatson,
C'est la même chose en français, cela représente une possibilité ou une éventualité...
C'est le conditionnel présent :
ex : Il va pleuvoir = il se pourrait qu'il pleuve.
C'est une possibilité ou une éventualité. Ce n'est pas certain.
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It means "possibility"
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Possibly, it is between yes and no
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it's another way to say "maybe"
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