English Modal Verbs Could, Example Sentences
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Ability
- I could play a guitar when I was a child
- I could smell something burning.
Request
- Could you hand me the pencil?
- Could I go to the park?
Suggestion
- I could help you with Spanish.
- They could go to the movies if you are interested.
Conditional of Can
- I could visit many places if I had more money.
Here are Modals Table and Example Sentences
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Possibility
- A lof of crime could be prevented.
- You could have called first.
Permission
- Could I borrow your notebook?
- Could I speak to Mary?
Example Sentences;
- 20 years ago, when I was young, I couldn’t sleep early.
- I could barely walk when I was a baby.
- Could you ever excited when you took the exams?
- I couldn’t draw pictures in high school.
- You could have told me, but I couldn’t help you because you didn’t.
- I could have passed the exam, but I never worked.
- I could be honest with you if I wasn’t scared.
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