4 .
Could have “mumkin edi” yoki “
bo’lishi mumkin edi lekin ”. O’tgan zamonda biror ish harakatni
bajarishga imkoniyatimiz ham qobiliyatimiz ham bo’lgan-u, lekin o’sha ish harakatni
bajarmay qoldirgan holatda “could have” ishlatiladi:
We could have gone to the cinema yesteray but we didn’t go. Biz kecha kinoga borishimiz mumkin edi lekin bormadik. You could have helped me but you didn’t help me. Sen menga yordam berishing mumkin edi lekin sen menga yordam bermading. 5. Couldn’t have – xoxhlasam ham qilolmasdim. The party was very great yesterday. I didn’t go.
I couldn’t have gone there because I was ill. Kecha ziyofat zo’r bo’libdi. Men bormagandim. Men
xohlasam ham bora olmasdim chunki kasal edim.