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Donnie Posted 23 years ago
Grammar

Will-Would,Shall-Should,Can-Could

when to use them?
  

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Hi there, as far as I know Will, Shall, Can are all modal verbs used with present and other tenses. Would, Should, Could are verbs of the conditional tense. Eg: I can (am able to) go to the shops = modal verb and present tense of to go I would go if it started early = the condition of going depends on the start time Hope this is right and helps!

— PaulElksnis

  • Hi there, as far as I know Will, Shall, Can are all modal verbs used with present and other tenses.
  • Would, Should, Could are verbs of the conditional tense.
  • Eg: I can (am able to) go to the shops = modal verb and present tense of to go I would go if it started early = the condition of going depends on the start time Hope this is right and helps!
  • Paul
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Hi there,

as far as I know Will, Shall, Can are all modal verbs used with present and other tenses.

Would, Should, Could are verbs of the conditional tense.

Eg:

I can (am able to) go to the shops = modal verb and present tense of to go

I would go if it started early = the condition of going depends on the start time

Hope this is right
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i once asked my australian friend about that but she said sometimes you can use either can or could,shall-should with no difference in meaning.is this true?
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not really as they are different tenses...

IE,

I can go - means you are able to go full stop

I could go - means you can if a certain condition is met - eg I could go, but I'm feeling tired.
or
I could go.....if the rain stopped

does this help?

Paul
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what is the differnce between shall and should
can could
may might
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i would like to know,
i could go..... if the rain stopped.
my question is why did u use past tense? i mean stopped, cant it be pertain to future? pls i am waiting for ur fast reply. i hope u will help me to sort this problem. i am confused a lot.
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i could go.. if the rain stopped.-- These are past forms used in a Conditional II sentence expressing a present unreal, hypothetical situation.
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