We can use could and couldn't to talk about abilities in the past.
- I could swim when I was four. She couldn't ride a bike when she was three. He could walk when he was two.
- I couldn't run when I was a baby. My mum couldn't swim when she was a child. ...
- Could you play chess last year? Yes, I could.
We use could to show that something is possible, but not certain: They could come by car. (= Maybe they will come by car.) They could be at home. (= Maybe they ... Current page 2 · Permalink · Page 4 |
"Could" is also commonly used in conditional sentences as the conditional form of "can." Examples: Extreme rain could cause the river to flood the city. |
Examples: She can speak Italian very well. I could swim, but I couldn't ride a bike when I was nine years old. Can vs could: Rules of use · Could as a past tense of Can |
Could is used to talk about general abilities in the past. We use it to talk about what someone was able to do in the past. My uncle could speak five languages. |
Their hope was that a new and better country could be born. I knew that if I spoke to Myra, I could get her to call my father. |
Could comes first in the verb phrase (after the subject and before another verb): We could have lunch early. Could cannot be used with another modal verb. Could · English (US) · 日本語 · Tiếng Việt |
27 нояб. 2013 г. · Possibility You could cause an accident driving like that. ; Past ability Sarah could dance like a professional at the age of six. ; Suggestion We ... |
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