could
could signifie “could : demandes polies (Could you ...?) et passé de can”. Could rend une demande plus douce que can : Could you say that again. Formation: Could you/I + V ...? · could = past of can
could : demandes polies (Could you ...?) et passé de can
A2Formation
Could you/I + V ...? · could = past of can
Explication
Could rend une demande plus douce que can : Could you say that again? Could I open the window? C'est aussi le passé de can pour la capacité : I could swim when I was five. Comme can, il est invariable et ne prend pas de to.
Exemples
Remarque
On répond avec can ou will, pas could : Could you help me? — Sure, I can. Could I ...? demande poliment la permission.
FAQ
could — que signifie-t-il et comment l'utiliser ?
could : demandes polies (Could you ...?) et passé de can. Could rend une demande plus douce que can : Could you say that again? Could I open the window? C'est aussi le passé de can pour la capacité : I could swim when I was five. Comme can, il est invariable et ne prend pas de to.
could — comment le former ?
Could you/I + V ...? · could = past of can
could — des points à noter ?
On répond avec can ou will, pas could : Could you help me? — Sure, I can. Could I ...? demande poliment la permission.