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Conjugation of could

could · — · —

Meaning
past ability ; polite request

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Indicative

Simple present

Use it for habits and facts: she writes every day.

Icould
youcould
he/she/itcould
wecould
theycould

Non-finite

Infinitive / to-infinitive

Use the base form and to-infinitive after many verbs: to write.

could

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Indicative · Simple present

could