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| To talk about past abilities | I could swim back then. |
| To make a polite request | Could you please close the window? |
| To talk about possibilities in past | Even now, I cannot believe us. It could be dangerous to be there. |
| To talk about hypothetical possibilities | I could have been a Doctor by now if I studied more. |
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 ... |
"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. |
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 as a past tense of Can · She can speak Italian very well. · I could swim, but I couldn't ride a bike when I was nine years old. · You can play with Amy after ... |
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 |
Could is also used with this meaning with verbs of seeing, noticing, understanding, etc: I could see there was something wrong. Could have is used when you are ... |
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. |
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