How does "could" translate from "Dónde estará esa chica?" Isn't that future tense? Would "¿Dónde podría estar esa chica?" be more correct?
future tense?
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Garry M.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
future tense?
This question relates to:Spanish interactive reading exercise "De crucero por España 3"
Reading B1, Monuments, Tourism & Vacations, Family & Relationships, Listening or Seeing B1
Asked 4 years ago
InmaKwiziq Head of Spanish, Native Spanish Teacher
Hola Garry
The simple future tense is used in Spanish sometimes to speculate about the present. This sentence is reflecting that. Here is a lesson that talks about this. Have a look here.
Saludos
Inma
Alan K.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
In English we also use the simple future tense to speculate about the present. E.g "Where's uncle Fred? Oh, I guess he'll (he will) be playing golf now."
Garry M. asked:
future tense?
How does "could" translate from "Dónde estará esa chica?" Isn't that future tense? Would "¿Dónde podría estar esa chica?" be more correct?
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