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| Russian | English |
| когда речь идёт о том, что может произойти | when we talk about things that might happen (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| мог бы | would have been able to (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| могла бы | would have been able to (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| могли бы | would have been able to (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| могло бы | would have been able to (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| могло быть | might have been (I consoled myself with the thought that it might have been worse – я утешал себя мыслью, что могло быть хуже Alex_Odeychuk) |
| могло обернуться | could have been (it could have been worse – дело могло обернуться хуже Alex_Odeychuk) |
| не мог бы | wouldn't have been able to (+ inf. Alex_Odeychuk) |
| не могла бы | wouldn't have been able to (+ inf. Alex_Odeychuk) |
| не могли бы | wouldn't have been able to (+ inf. Alex_Odeychuk) |
| не могло бы | wouldn't have been able to (+ inf. Alex_Odeychuk) |
| не может быть | could not (глагол could при отрицании может выражать невероятность: She could not have changed like that. – Не может быть, чтобы она так изменилась. Alex_Odeychuk) |
| никак не мог | could not possibly have + past participle (The second witness is telling the truth. She couldn't possibly have seen the assailant's face. • "He could not possibly have been drowned in the moat, which was at no place more than three feet deep." (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) ART Vancouver) |
| никак не могу | cannot possibly + verb (I cannot possibly leave her at a time like this. • "You know that I cannot possibly leave London while old Abrahams is in such mortal terror of his life." (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) ART Vancouver) |