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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Could

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Anonymous what W hat are the uses of " could "? Here are some uses. 1.

  • Anonymous what W hat are the uses of " could "?
  • Here are some uses.
  • 1.
  • could : was/were able to; was/were capable of; knew how to When she was much younger she could [run five miles / sometimes be sarcastic / speak five languages].
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Anonymouswhat What are the uses of "could"?
Here are some uses.

1. could: was/were able to; was/were capable of; knew how to

When she was much younger she could [run five mile
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Hi,

'Could' can express such concepts:

ability (potential), possibility :

I could write the report. (now or later)

I could run 3 miles every day when I was in my 20's. (in the past)

I could have written the report. (but I didn't write)

permission:

You could use my computer. (now or later; there is a notion of condition here)

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