Use of could
1. It could be done, I know.
Could you please explain which tense sentence is it?
2. He could do it .
Could you please explain tense of the sentence.
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MEENA KANA tense Modal verbs ( will, would, can, could, shall, should, may, might, must ) obscure the tense. You could say that they don't have tense. From the meaning of what is said, however, you can usually place them somewhere in time.
- MEENA KANA tense Modal verbs ( will, would, can, could, shall, should, may, might, must ) obscure the tense.
- You could say that they don't have tense.
- From the meaning of what is said, however, you can usually place them somewhere in time.
- It could be done and He could do it are both ambiguous as to time.
- They can be the hypothetical present or future.
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MEENA KANAtense
Modal verbs (will, would, can, could, shall, should, may, might, must) obscure the tense. You could say that they don't have tense.
From the meaning of what is said, however, you can usually place them somewhere in time.
It could be done and He could do it are both ambiguous as to time.
They can be the
0Context is important in understanding tense with modal auxiliaries.
When I was little, I could run fast. (past tense)
I could help you tomorrow. (future ability, future possibility, future suggestion or offer)
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