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Confused about tenses in conditionals
The idea of "zeroth, first, second, third" conditionals is a simplification made for children learning English as a second language. These are not used in lessons for native-speaking ...
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it would have been possible
According to the Cambridge Dictionary, possible can have two meanings, relating to ability and certainty. can/could also has both of these meanings (plus other meanings), so it is pointless to try to ...
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it would have been possible
Without further context you can't infer much from either sentence.
In particular in both cases it is possible that they did steal the money, and it possible that they did not steal the money.
If they ...
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