Can / Could / Would

Past
Present
Ability She could run 10 miles when
Maria can speak Chinese
she was younger

Future
I can take some more time tomorrow
I will be able to take some more time tomorrow

Formal / Polite
Informal
Request Could you tell me the time,
Can I make a phone call?
please?

Formal / Polite

Would you open the door for me, please?

 Can / Could / Would

Formal / Polite
Informal Give or refuse
Could I choose my own
You can use my phone permission
doctor?

Present / Future
Future
Say something When I first started this job,
You can make a lot of is possible or we could take a holiday when
money if you work hard impossible we wanted
You can take the day off
tomorrow

I think we could increase our

Future possibility
market share in the long term
 Can / Could / Would

Make an offer

Would you like a glass of water?

Describe imaginary
situations

I would travel for a year if I won the lottery