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 #2 (permalink) Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:05 am Modal verb: would |
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We do not use would in this structure (with I as the subject) as a polite request, although could is common:
Could I ride with you?
If the subject is not I, then would is possible:
Would you let me ride with you?
Would it be possible for me to ride with you?
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| #3 (permalink) Tue May 03, 2011 14:36 pm Why is would wrong? |
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What is different using among "can", "could", "will" and "would"?
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| #5 (permalink) Tue May 03, 2011 15:52 pm Why is would wrong? |
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'can' is used like " I can walk to the park. " to express what a you are capable of doing.
'will' is used like " I will walk to the park. " to express what you are going to do.
'could' is used like " I could walk to the park last year. " to express what you were (in the past) capable of doing.
'could' is also used like " I could walk to the park. " to also express what you are capable of doing. However, it is more subjective. It is like the speaker believes it is true, but maybe something is missing. " I could walk to the park, if I knew how to get there. " Or maybe the speaker is choosing what to do and expressing their choices like " I could walk to the park or I could stay home. I do not know what I want to do. "
'could' is also used to make a question more polite like " Could I come to the party? "
'would' is used like " I would walk to the park every day last summer. " to express what you did (in the past).
'would' is also used like " I would walk to the park. " to express what you want to do, but it is more subjective. Maybe you cannot because of something like " I would walk to the park, but I have to work today. " Or maybe you only want to do it if some other thing is true like " I would walk to the park if you came with me. "
'would' is also used to make a question more polite like " Would you come to my party? " |
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