C ould

Would
TEAM 4
 NAMES

DURAN ANTONI O STEPHANI E

LOPEZ COBOS JUAN
PEREZ ORTIZ URSULA GRISEL
RAMIREZ CORTES AXEL OSIRIS
 INDEX

SI MPLE PRESENT
SIMPLE PAST
CONDITIONAL
PAST PERFECT
SIM PLE PRESENT
 COULD WOULD

Used t o express abilit y or Can be used t o express habit s in

possibilit y in t he present . t he past or t o make polit e
For example: "She could swim request s. For example: "He would
when she was f ive." always help his f riends."

+ could + base form of t he verb. + would + base f orm of t he verb.

She could swim. He would help his f riends.

SIM PLE PA ST
 COULD WOULD

Used t o express abilit y or Used t o express habit ual act ions or

possibilit y in t he past . hypot het ical sit uat ions in t he past .
For example: "When I was For example: "Every summer, we
younger, I could run very f ast ." would go t o t he beach."

+ could + base form of t he verb. + would + base f orm of t he verb.

I could run very f ast . We would go t o t he beach.

CONDITIONA L
 COULD WOULD

Used t o express possibilit y or Used t o express wishes or

abilit y in hypot het ical sit uat ions hypot het ical act ions in t he
in t he present or f ut ure. present or f ut ure. For example: "I
For example: "If he t ried harder, would t ravel t he world if I had
he could pass t he exam." enough money."

+ could + base form of t he verb. + would + base f orm of t he verb.

He could pass t he exam. I would t ravel t he world.

PA ST PERFECT
 COULD WOULD

Used t o express abilit y or Not commonly used in t his t ense.

possibilit y in t he past bef ore
anot her past act ion.
For example: "He realized he
could have avoided t he accident ."

+ could + have + past part iciple of t he verb.

He could have avoided t he

accident .