pudo haber sido

could have been

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phrase Rare #27,300
could have been Used to express a past possibility or speculation about what something/someone was.
SP: Pudo haber sido un accidente.
EN: It could have been an accident.

Pudo haber sido.

It could have been.

— Sacrificio (1986)

En cualquier caso, fuera lo que fuera, no pudo haber sido grave.

In any case, whatever it was, it couldn't have been serious.

— Cónclave (2024)

Dije que pudo haber sido.

I said it could have been.

— Sacrificio (1986)

Pudo haber sido Tom.

It could have been Tom.

Creo que pudo haber sido una buena persona.

I think he could have been a good person.

— Bacurau (2019)

No pudo haber sido idea de Si-won.

It couldn't have been Si-won's idea.

— No hay otra opción (2025)

Pudo haber sido mucho peor.

It could have been much worse.

— Suzume (2022)

El motivo pudo haber sido la venganza.

The motive may have been revenge.

— El agente secreto (2025)

Pudo haber sido Anglade.

It could have been Anglade.

— La venganza de Manon (1986)

Tom pudo haber sido el primero si solo preguntara.

Tom could have been the first if only he had asked.

Pudo haber sido cualquier de nosotros.

It could have been any one of us.