Can, could exercises pdf

1. Can and could rules?
2. What is the difference between can and could?
3. Could and can Questions?
4. Could and can as conditionals?
5. What is the rule of can?
6. Could I speak with or can I speak to?
7. Can I talk or can I speak?
8. Can Could should use?
9. Can could use for future?
10. What are the 10 examples of modals?
11. Can you use could in present tense?
12. Can Could May are examples of?

Can and could rules?

Both 'can' and ' could' are modal verbs that refer to 'a possibility', 'ability' or 'capacity'. 'Can' refers to a general truth or something that has a strong sense of possibility. 'Could' refers to something that has a weak possibility, or something that might happen, but is not necessarily a general truth.

What is the difference between can and could?

Can is used when referring to something with a strong possibility or occurring, whereas could is used to refer to something that has a weak possibility. Both can and could can be used to make a request, but when asking for permission, could is the more polite choice to use.

Could and can Questions?

Can, like could and would, is used to ask a polite question, but can is only used to ask permission to do or say something ("Can I borrow your car?" "Can I get you something to drink?"). Could is the past tense of can, but it also has uses apart from that--and that is where the confusion lies.

Could and can as conditionals?

"Could" is also commonly used in conditional sentences as the conditional form of "can." Examples: Extreme rain could cause the river to flood the city. possibility.

What is the rule of can?

Auxiliary verb can (positive) - can't (negative) use

Use can, when you ask someone to do things. Use 'can' to talk about possibility. Always use can with another verb. I can = I know to do something. / I know that something is possible for me. Future: Use can if you are deciding now what to do in the future.

Could I speak with or can I speak to?

I hope this helps! To speak to someone is usually a one-way thing, perhaps you are giving instructions to a colleague. To speak with someone is more or a conversation or discussion (2-way).

Can I talk or can I speak?

Differences between speak and talk

Speak is more formal than talk. In a very formal context you may even hear someone use speaks to as an alternative to indicates, as in the example below. Talk to is not used this way.

Can Could should use?

Just remember that could is used to talk about something that can happen, would is used to talk about something that will happen in an imagined situation, and should is used to talk about something that ought to happen or must happen. I hope this helps.

Can could use for future?

'Could' is used in more polite requests. Requests usually refer to the near future. 'Can', 'may' and might are also used for polite requests. It is important to remember that 'could not' is used when it is impossible for something to happen.

What are the 10 examples of modals?

There are ten types of modal verbs: can, could, may, might, will, would, shall, should, must, ought to.

Can you use could in present tense?

Could is used for past and future instances, or sometimes in the present tense (although in the present tense it is normally describing a possibility or is part of a question). For example, She spoke so fast that I could not hear her, or, he could do it if he chooses to.

Can Could May are examples of?

These verbs are all modal verbs, which means that they are generally used in combination with other verbs, and are used to change the verb's meaning to something different from simple fact. Modals express possibility, ability, prediction, permission, and necessity.