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interrogarive form

COULDN´T

SHE COULDN´T TRAVEL WORDWIDE

COULD NOT

SHE COULD NO TRAVEL WOURDWIDE

interrogarive form

COULD SHE TRAVEL WORDWIDE

EXAMPLES

Could you help me?

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HE COULD TRAVEL WORDLWINE

affirmative form

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I could visit my grandmother whenever I wanted.

EXAMPLES

HE COULD JOB IN THE OFFICE

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ESTRUCTURE

Sujbject+ could + verb + complement

Afirmativo:

I could write a beautiful poem. /

Negative:

They couldn’t jump over the tall fence. /

He couldn’t draw a straight line. /

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Interrogative

Could you read that book for me?

Could they speak French fluently?

It is important to clarify that when we use "could" or "couldn't", the main verb of each phrase must be in its base form (write). We should not add "to" (to write), "ing" (writing) or "s" (writes)

COULD THE DANCE IN THE SCHOOL?

COULD WE CALL ME THE SUNDAY?

COULD I LEARN SPANISH?

EXAMPLES

THE COULD´NT DANCE IN THE SCHOOL

WE COULDN´T CALL ME THE SUNDAY

I COULDN´T LEARN SPANISH

YOU COULD CRY FOR HIS MOTHER

HE COULD SLEEP IN THE MORNING

SHE COULD RUN VERY FAST

Uses of the Could modal

1.Skills in the past: When we want to express that someone had the ability to do something in the past, we can use this verb. Let's look at some examples with could:

  1. .Express possibility: The modal "could" can also be used to express the possibility of something happening, based on facts or our opinion.
  1. Ask for permission: To formally request permission, we typically use the verb 'could'.

4..Request something: The modal verb in question is generally used formally to request someone to do something for us.

She could swim like a fish when she was a child. /

Susan could dance quite well as a teenager. /

I could run a marathon in my younger days. / .

The dark clouds in the sky suggest it could rain later. /

I think my mom could learn Japanese if she wanted to. /

I think my mom could learn Japanese if she wanted to. /

Could I leave work early?

Could I borrow your pen, please?

Could I have a day off next week?

Could you water my plants while I’m away?

Could you send me the meeting agenda, please?

Could you close the window? It’s getting cold.

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HE COUL BE PROUD FROM SISTER

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