USES OF ‘CAN’ ‘COULD’ |
CAN
ABILITY
I can speak English fluently. |
POSSIBILITY
My father can visit US this month. |
REQUEST
Can I help you in this situation? |
PERMISSION
You can go now. |
COULD
POSSIBILITY
Richard could be a leader of our team. |
ABILITY
I could handle the office skillfully. |
SUGGESTION
You could improve your English grammar. |
REQUEST
Could you help me to complete it? |
PERMISSION
You could use your tablet to find answers. |
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used to/need to/dare to
have to/has to
must/ought to
may/might
will/would
shall/should
TENSES
DIRECT-INDIRECT SPEECH