Ingles (Could) Aplicacion

Could
Could" is used to express possibility or past ability as well as to make suggestions and requests. "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 ----( posibilidad
• La lluvia extrema podía hacer el río inundar la ciudad

Nancy could ski like a pro bythe age of 11.------( ÚLTIMA CAPACIDAD
Nancy podía esquiar como un favorable por la edad de 11

You could see a movie or go out to dinner. suggestion-( SUGERENCIA
Usted podría ver una película o salir a la cena



Could I use your computer to email my boss? request -> PETICIÓN
¿Podría utilizar su computadora para enviar por correo electrónico mi jefe?


• We could go onthe trip if I didn't have to work this weekend. conditional condicional
Podríamos ir en el viaje si no tuve que trabajar este fin de semana



Using "Could" in Present, Past, and Future

Most modal verbs behave quite irregularly in the past and the future. Study the chart below to learn how "could" behaves in different contexts.
|Modal Use |Positive Forms|Negative Forms |You can also |
| |1. = Present   2. = Past   3. = Future |1. = Present   2. = Past   3. = Future |use: |
|could |1. John could be the one who stole the money. |1. Mary couldn't be the one who stole the |might, |
|possibility |2. John could have been the one whostole the |money. |may |
| |money. |2. Mary couldn't have been the one who stole | |
| |3. John could go to jail for stealing the |the money. | |
| |money. |3. Mary couldn't possibly go to jail for the | |
| | |crime. | |
|could |1. If I had more time, I could travel around the|1. Even if I had more time, I couldn't travel | |
|conditional |world.|around the world. | |
|of can |2. If I had had more time, I could have traveled|2. Even if I had had more time, I couldn't have| |
| |around the world. |traveled around the world. | |
| |3. If I had more time thiswinter, I could |3. Even if I had more time this winter, I | |
| |travel around the world. |couldn't travel around the world. | |
|could |1. NO PRESENT FORM | NO NEGATIVE FORMS | |
|suggestion |2. You could have spent yourvacation in Hawaii.| | |
| | | | |
| |3. You could spend your vacation in Hawaii. | | |
|could |I could run ten miles in mytwenties. |I couldn't run more than a mile in my twenties.|be able to |
|past ability |I could speak Chinese when I was a kid. | | |
| |"Could" cannot be used in positive sentences in |I couldn't speak Swahili. | |
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