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Tlzone08 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

can vs. could

Can someone please tell me the difference between "I can speak English" and "I could speak English"?

I know we say "I could speak English" when we are talking about the past, but doe this have another meaning?

Thank you sooooo much~! ^^
  

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Yes, it is also conditional, and it needs more context: I could speak English if I really tried / if my mother would let me / etc.

— Mister Micawber

  • Yes, it is also conditional, and it needs more context: I could speak English if I really tried / if my mother would let me / etc.
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Yes, it is also conditional, and it needs more context: I could speak English if I really tried / if my mother would let me / etc.
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Tlzone08
click on the Conditionals button under your posting.
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