Speculating about the past (Conditional Continuous)

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absent
ausente
the incident (event, occurrence)
el incidente
The director was absent during Friday's incident.
El director estaba ausente durante el incidente del viernes.
the whereabouts
el paradero
Ever since he's been absent, nobody knows his whereabouts.
Desde que está ausente, nadie sabe su paradero.
to snoop
fisgonear
I think the suspect was probably snooping to find out his whereabouts.
Creo que el sospechoso estaría fisgoneando para averiguar su paradero.
They were probably snooping in the office when the incident happened.
Ellas estarían fisgoneando en la oficina cuando ocurrió el incidente.
the pretext
el pretexto
the suspicion
la sospecha
I don't think his pretext eliminates the police's suspicions.
No creo que su pretexto elimine las sospechas de la policía.
suspiciously
sospechosamente
The boss was probably acting suspiciously.
La jefa estaría actuando sospechosamente.
to mutter
murmurar
The neighbors were behaving suspiciously and started to mutter.
Las vecinas se comportaban sospechosamente y se pusieron a murmurar.
the plot (conspiracy)
el complot
Last night, they were probably muttering about the plot.
Anoche estarían murmurando sobre el complot.
the cover (lid, cover-up)
la tapadera
The woman's business is just a cover for the plot.
El negocio de la mujer es solo una tapadera para el complot.
Would they have been looking for a cover because of the inspector's suspicion?
¿Estarían buscando una tapadera por la sospecha del inspector?
The police won't discover the plot unless they investigate the cover.
La policía no descubrirá el complot a menos que investigue la tapadera.
The suspect was probably looking for a pretext.
El sospechoso estaría buscando un pretexto.