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Wonder123 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

can or could

Teach him some new technique so that he can/could win the competition.

Which one should I use can or could? Please help me understand the difference between the sentence.
  

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Teach him some new technique so that he can win the competition. There is no call for 'could' there: there is no condition set.

— Mister Micawber

  • Teach him some new technique so that he can win the competition.
  • There is no call for 'could' there: there is no condition set.
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Teach him some new technique so that he can win the competition.

There is no call for 'could' there: there is no condition set.
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So when should I use could? please give me an example.
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He asked me to teach him some new technique so that he could win the competition.
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Wonder123can or could
can goes with the present tense, including imperatives; could goes with the past tense.

Teach him something so that he can win.
I am teaching him something so that he can win.
I taught him something so that he could win.

CJ
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