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Anonymous Posted 4 years ago
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They can be there by now.(does can express probability?
He mustn't be there by now.(can the negative form of must be used to express certainty?or can't does?)
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Sorry, but those are not natural English. For the first one, you may want one of these: They may be there now. They might be there now.
- Sorry, but those are not natural English.
- For the first one, you may want one of these: They may be there now.
- They might be there now.
- They could be there now.
- They should be there now.
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Sorry, but those are not natural English.
For the first one, you may want one of these:
They may be there now.
They might be there now.
They could be there now.
They should be there now.
They can be there by 7 tonight.
They could be there by 7 tonight.
They may/might be there by 7 tonight.
They should be there
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