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The basic structure for a positive sentence is:
Subject + auxiliary verb + main verb
Could: Requests
We often use could in a question to ask somebody to do something. The use of could in this
way is fairly polite (formal):
Could you tell me where the bank is, please?
Could you send me a catalogue, please?
I can pay my taxes.
Expresses ability. I have the means (funds) to pay.
I might pay my taxes.
Expresses possibility, but not certainty. Maybe I will pay; maybe I won’t.
May
I may go to New York. (to indicate possibility) May
I help you? (to ask permission)
Structure of Could
Subject + could + main verb
Could is invariable. There is only one form of could.
The main verb is always the bare infinitive.
Modal Auxiliary Verbs (Future)
The word will is a modal auxiliary verb and future tenses are sometimes called "modal
tenses". The examples are included here for convenience and comparison.
Preposition of Time (at, in, on, etc.)
Prepositions of Time at, in, on:
at for a precise time.
in for month, years, centuries and long periods.
on for days and dates.