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What
(can/could) you be doing? ¿Qué
(puedes/podrías) estar haciendo? |
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subject + modal + be + 1 > "ing" |
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go |
went |
gone |
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I can be going |
I can't be going |
Can I be going ? |
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I could be going |
I couldn't be going |
Could I be going ? |
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I may be going |
I may not be going |
May I be going ? |
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I might be going |
I might not be going |
Might I be going ? |
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I must be going |
I mustn't be going |
Must I be going ? |
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I should be going |
I shouldn't be going |
Should I be going ? |
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Affirmative |
subject + modal + be + 1 > "ing" |
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I can be going to New York - Puedo estar yendo a NY (posib. física, conocimiento) |
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I could be going to New York - Podría estar yendo a NY (alternativa) |
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I may be going to New York - Puedo estar yendo a NY (permiso) |
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I might be going to New York - Podría estar yendo a NY (posibilidad) |
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I must be going to New York - Debo estar yendo a NY (obligación) |
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I should be going to New York - Debería estar yendo a NY (oblig. moral, consejo) |
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Negative |
subject + modal + not be + 1 > "ing" |
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I can't be going to New York - No puedo estar yendo a NY |
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I couldn't be going to New York - No podría estar yendo a NY |
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I may not be going to New York - No puedo estar yendo a NY |
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I might not be going to New York - No podría estar yendo a NY |
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I mustn't be going to New York - No debo estar yendo a NY |
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I shouldn't be going to New York - No debería estar yendo a NY |
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Interrogative |
modal + subject + be + 1 > "ing" ? |
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Can I be going to New York ? - ¿Puedo estar yendo a NY ? |
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Could I be going to New York ? - ¿Podría estar yendo a NY ? |
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May I be going to New York ? - ¿Puedo estar yendo a NY? |
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Might I be going to New York ? - ¿Podría estar yendo a NY ? |
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Must I be going to New York ? - ¿Debo estar yendo a NY ? |
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Should I be going to New York ? - ¿Debería estar yendo a NY ? |
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