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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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would, will, can, could ?

0I was wondering, when do we use one the past tense would instead of will and so on for could and can ? I notice that sometimes it's not necessary to be past tense then we have to use would and could. Thank you.0-
  

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02i 02br 01i 00Would 02i 00and 01i 00could02i 00 are 2nd conditional forms of 01i 00will 02i 00and 01i 00can02i 00; they are also used to express politeness or tentativeness:02br 01i 00I will go to London if I can02i 00 ( ... 02i 00 (More polite than 01i 00will02i 00) 02br 00. 0-

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  • 02i 02br 01i 00Would 02i 00and 01i 00could02i 00 are 2nd conditional forms of 01i 00will 02i 00and 01i 00can02i 00; they are also used to express politeness or tentativeness:02br 01i 00I will go to London if I can02i 00 ( ...
  • 02i 00 (More polite than 01i 00will02i 00) 02br 00.
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01i00Would 02i00and 01i00could02i00 are 2nd conditional forms of 01i00will 02i00and 01i00can02i00; they are also used to express politeness or tentativeness:02br
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