Pudiste haberte desviado del sendero.
You could have strayed from the path.The phrase puede ser que‘it is possible that’ is only used impersonally (and
the following clause is in the subjunctive mood):Puede ser que hayan estado intentando llamarnos.
They may have been trying to call us.
The word seris sometimes omitted from this construction, although not if
puedeis negated:
Puede que vengan mañana. They may come tomorrow.Saber
When used as an auxiliary verb, saber corresponds to ‘can’ and ‘could’ but
only with reference to an ability that has been learned. Therefore, it often
translates ‘to know how to’:
¿Sabes jugar al ajedrez? Can you play chess?Mario no sabía nadar. Mario couldn’t swim.Soler
Followed by an infinitive, solermeans ‘usually’, ‘to be accustomed to’. It
is normally found only in the present and imperfect tenses:
Suelen alojarse en la Pensión They usually stay in the
Angelita. Pensión Angelita.
Solía dar un paseo antes de I normally went for a stroll
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