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What is the difference between Could and Can ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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CAN - używasz do wyrażania teraźniejszości lub ogólnej zdolności do robienia czegoś.
COULD- używasz do opisywania ogólnej zdolności zrobienia czegoś w przeszłości, czegoś co potrafiłaś zrobić w każdej chwili przeszłości, kiedy tylko chciałaś
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- English (UK)
@Aniaa1321 Could is the second form (past) of can.
1. I can be your friend.
2. He could have been my friend.
3. I could run very fast in my childhood.
4. I can run very fast.
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could znaczy praktycznie to samo co can ale używasz tego słowa w czasie przeszłym np. I could write a letter czyli mogłem mogłam napisać list albo potrafiłem list. could zastępuje także can w pytaniach jeżeli chcesz się zwrócić uprzejmie do kogoś np. Could you pick me up? co oznacza czy mógłbyś mnie podwiezc. czyli zbierając to wszystko do kupy can oznacza móc umieć potrafić a could jest jego odpowiednikiem w czasie przeszłym oraz pytaniach gdzie chcesz się zwrócić uprzejmie
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