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[hola]

how do you correctly say she may have been taking long on purpose? I got tal vez/quizá ha estado tardando a propósito. (i DO believe the subjunctive should b used also)

[poli]

Originally Posted by hola

how do you correctly say she may have been taking long on purpose? I got tal vez/quizá ha estado tardando a propósito. (i DO believe the subjunctive should b used also)

I would say:Tal vez está demorando a propósito.
o a lo mejor está demorando a propósito.
Quizas sabe que nos tiene eperando.
There's other ways too

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by hola

how do you correctly say she may have been taking long on purpose? I got tal vez/quizá ha estado tardando a propósito. (i DO believe the subjunctive should b used also)

In my opinion the sentence is correct. You can use the subjunctive, as well: quizá haya estado tardando a propósito. To express possibility you can use both indicative and subjunctive (when the probability is very big, you'll use indicative and vice versa).

[gramatica]

Hi,

One uses the subjunctive when the doubt is very high and the indicative when one is more sure.

Espero que te sirva

Saludos