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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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"The phone is ringing. It can be Jack or It could be Jack".Which one is better to use? Isnt could past form of can?? I don't understand help me.
  

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Anonymous "The phone is ringing. Which one is better to use? Modal verbs of probability to use when you are not certain about something: The phone is ringing.

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  • Anonymous "The phone is ringing.
  • Which one is better to use?
  • Modal verbs of probability to use when you are not certain about something: The phone is ringing.
  • It might be Jack.
  • The phone is ringing.
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Anonymous"The phone is ringing. It can be Jack or It could be Jack".Which one is better to use?
Modal verbs of probability to use when you are not certain about something:

The phone is ringing. It might be Jack.
The phone is ringing. It could be Jack.
The phone is ringing. It may be Jack.

Modal verbs of probabilit
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Anonymous"The phone is ringing. It can/could be Jack." or It could be Jack". Which one is better to use?
Use "could."
AnonymousIsn't "could" the past form of "can?"
Not here. In this context, "could" is used to indicate possibility.
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