Could

pourrait, pouvait

Modal verb.

Conjugated like will, can, would, should, must, might

  • Modal verb

    Could is also the past of can: I could swim at five. Could have and a participle: what was possible but did not happen: we could have won.

Newbie

Enough to talk about now, the past, and your plans, and to give instructions.

  1. Present and future

    Possibility, and polite requests: it could rain; could you help me?

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they could
IntermediateHow long something has lasted, the past before the past, and what would happen.PastAlso show the Intermediate tenses (1)

  1. Past

    About the past, with a past participle: I should have called, she might have left.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they could have