so quiet we could/would hear anyone come along the trail" But you should know I am not fluent in English, if to put it midly...
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New2grammarI don't see 'if' as a reason not to use 'could'.Your reasoning is correct. could here means would be able to, so would is implicitly included already within could.
Ant_222 I also replaced "came" with "come". That's essential.I noticed that. I would have done that too as hear is followed by a bare infinitive. However, the past tense is probably possible if 'that' is implied.For example, I heard (that) he talked to you.
Ant_222"I heard he talked to you" — Someone told me he that he had talked to you.Yes. Exactly. But it doesn't make the original wrong, does it?
"I heard him talk to you" — You were the direct witness, you heard the talk.
Ant_222Yes — CJ confirmed you, although I still don't quite understand how 'could' works...Sorry, I got myself confused. I was referring to