इस वीडियो में लिये गये उदाहरण – Can, Could, May and Might का प्रयोग

मैं शाम को फिल्म देखने जा सकता हूँ। (Possibility)
I can/could/may/might go to watch a movie in the evening.

मैं रोज़ 5 किलोमीटर दौड़ सकता हूँ। (Ability in Present)
I can run 5 kms every day./ I am able to run 5 kms every day.

पिछले साल, मैं रोज़ 5 किलोमीटर दौड़ सकता था।
(Ability in Past)
Last year, I could run 5 kms every day./ Last year, I was able to run 5 kms every day.

वो मेरे घर आ सकता था पर आया नहीं।
(Possibility in past)
He could/may/might have come to my house but he didn’t.

क्या मैं आपसे 2 मिनट बात कर सकता हूँ? (Request)
Can/Could/May I talk to you for 2 minutes?

अब, आप घर जा सकते हैं। (Permission)
Now, you can/could/may/might go home.

अगर मेरे पास पैसे होते, तो मैं भी लैपटॉप खरीद सकता था। (Hypothetical)
If I had money, I could/may/might have bought a laptop too.

अगर आपने मेहनत की होती, तो आप इग्ज़ैम पास कर सकते थे। (Hypothetical)
If you had worked hard, you could/may/might have passed the exam.

काश वो हमारे साथ खेल पाता। (Wish)
I wish he could play with us.

उसे अगले साल मुंबई भेजा जा सकता है।
(Possibility in future)
He can/could/may/might be sent to Mumbai next year.

हम उस दिन एक–दूसरे की मदद कर सकते थे। (Hypothetical)
We could/may/might have helped each other that day.

हमें अगले महीने दिल्ली जाना पड़ सकता है।
(Possibility in future)
We can/could/may/might have to go to Delhi next month.

आज उसके पास एक बड़ा घर हो सकता था, लेकिन उसने मेहनत नहीं की। (Hypothetical)
Today, he could/may/might have had a big house, but he didn’t work hard.

हमें पिछले महीने दिल्ली जाना पड़ सकता था।
(Possibility in past)
We could/may/might have had to go to Delhi last month.

आपको उससे मिलना पड़ जाता।
You could/may/might have had to meet him.

उसके पास अगले साल एक कार हो सकती है।
(Possibility in future)
He can/could/may/might have a car next year.

वो इस वक्त स्कूल में हो सकती है।
(Possibility in present)
She can/could/may/might be in school right now.

ये बहुत रिस्की हो सकता था, भगवान का शुक्र है हम नहीं गये। (Possibility in past)
It could/may/might have been very risky; thank God, we didn’t go.

IMPORTANT TO LEARN –

1. कर सकता है – Ability in present/future – Can
Request/Permission – Can, Could, May
Possibility in present/future – Can, Could, May, Might

2. कर सकता था – Ability in past – Could Possibility in past – Could have, May have, Might have

3. कर सका / कर पाया / कर पाता – Ability in past – Could

4. हो सकता है / किया जा सकता है – Can be / Could be / May be / Might be

5. हो सकता था / किया जा सकता था – Could have been/May have been/Might have been

6. पास हो सकता है – Can have / Could have / May have / Might have

7. पास हो सकता था – Could have had / May have had / Might have had

8. करना पड़ सकता है – Can have to / Could have to / May have to /Might have to

9. करना पड़ सकता था / करना पड़ जाता  – Can have had to /Could have had to /May have had to /Might have had to