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PreciousJones Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Rode/could

We rode five hours so you could show off your stock. Or

We rode five hours so you can show off your stock.

ARe both okay? Thanks! Should I stick to the same tenses?
  

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Could is good. Can is not.
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Blue JayCould is good. Can is not.
Could you give me an explanation?

Thanks!
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I am assuming that your intended meaning is "We rode five hours in order to give you the opportunity to show off your stock." If this happened last week, it is in the past, so it is automatically could. If it is today, and the stock is being shown now, it is still could because it is referring to a possibility. Think of the difference between "I can answer your question" (abil
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