Could Is a Modal Verb?
The Modal Verbs Are Can, Could, May, Might, Must, Ought To, Shall, Should, Will and Would. Dare, Need, Have to and Used to Also Share Some of the Features of...
The modal verbs are can, could, may, might, must, ought to, shall, should, will and would. Dare, need, have to and used to also share some of the features of modal verbs. Modal verbs have only one form.
What type of modal is could?
"Could" is a modal verb 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."
Can could modal verbs examples?
- They could come by car. (= Maybe they will come by car.) ...
- It can be very cold here in winter. (= It is sometimes very cold here in winter.) ...
- That can't be true. ...
- It's ten o'clock. ...
- It could be very cold there in winter. ...
- They know the way here. ...
- She can speak several languages. ...
- I can see you.
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