Question

Difference between could and can.... Plz be quick...

Answer 1

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ᴛᴏ sᴜᴍᴍᴀʀɪᴢᴇ, 'ᴄᴀɴ' ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴇɴsᴇ ᴠᴇʀsɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅ ᴀɴᴅ 'ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ' ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀsᴛ ᴛᴇɴsᴇ ᴠᴇʀsɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅ. 'ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ' ɪs ᴀʟsᴏ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴀ ᴄᴏɴᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴍᴜsᴛ ʙᴇ ғᴜʟғɪʟʟᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴ. ... ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴀsᴋɪɴɢ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ, ᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴏʀᴅ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴜsᴇᴅ, ʙᴜᴛ 'ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ' ɪs ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛᴇ.

Answer 2

To summarize, 'can' is the present tense version of the word and 'could' is the past tense version of the word. 'Could' is also used when a condition must be fulfilled in order for the thing to happen. ... When asking someone to do something, either word can be used, but 'could' is considered to be more polite