Grade 9 Grammar Lesson 21 Could and could have

Can we also use ‘could’ to make suggestions?
When do we use ‘could have’?

• Could is not only the past form of can; it can be used to talk about possible actions now or in the future. Could is especially used to make suggestions.
• We also use could when we don’t really mean what we say.
• Sometimes could is used to mean would be able to.
• We use could have for things that were possible but didn’t happen.
  

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