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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Can and Could
Can you tell me How to use different between CAN and COULD?
VS Can and Could
VS Can and Could
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I think COULD is more formal than CAN, and it is used insome grammar points, like present perfect tense.
- I think COULD is more formal than CAN, and it is used insome grammar points, like present perfect tense.
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I think COULD is more formal than CAN, and it is used insome grammar points, like present perfect tense.
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AnonymousCan and CouldI can speak English (now).
I could speak English (then; when I was very young).
Susan cannot understand how to do that (now).
Susan could not understand how to do that (then).
You can find a hammer in a hardware shop. (now)
You could find a buggy whip in a hardware shop. (then; in those days)
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