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Could es uno de los verbos modales en Inglés y se traduce como podría.
Estos son algunos ejemplos de oraciones con could
| EN | I could play all day long |
| ES | Yo podría jugar todo el día |
| EN | She could do that |
| ES | Ella podría hacer eso |
| EN | We couldn’t save him |
| ES | No pudimos salvarlo |
| EN | Could you rent a car? |
| ES | ¿Podrías rentar un carro? |
Con el modal could, se pueden realizar oraciones afirmativas, negativas e interrogativas que podrás entender con el resto de información que encontrarás en esta publicación.
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Usos de la Palabra Could
Al igual que otros modales en Ingles, Could tiene diferentes usos.
Estos son algunos de los usos del la palabra could con sus respectivos ejemplos.
Could en Inglés se usa para dar permiso para hacer algo.
- You could leave.
- You could eat another cookie.
- You could use your phone for one more hour.
- You could spend the afternoon with your friends.
Could en Inglés se usa para pedir permiso de una forma cortés
- Could you let me in?
- Could I drive a car?
- Could I borrow your cellphone?
- Could I make another question?
Could en Inglés se usa para hablar de lo que podría suceder
- She could arrive any time now.
- She could bring some help.
- It could rain.
- He could bring a couple of friends.
Could se usa para dar sugerencias
- We could go for a drink after work.
- We could go to a concert or to a club.
- We could have a cup of coffee later.
- We could rent a different apartment.
Could se usa para hablar de habilidades pasadas
- When I was younger, I could swim very well.
- He could speak three languages fluently.
- He could run really fast.
- He could fight really well
Oraciones con Could y Couldn’t
La estructura de las oraciones afirmativas con could es la siguiente:
| Estructura | Ejemplo |
| Pronombre | I |
| Could / Couldn’t | could |
| Verbo | run |
| Complemento | fast |
La estructura de las oraciones afirmativas con could es la siguiente:
| Estructura | Ejemplo |
| Pronombre | I |
| Couldn’t | couldn’t |
| Verbo | run |
| Complemento | fast |
Estas son algunas oraciones con could y couldn’t
- She could take me to the concert = Ella podía llevarme el concierto
- She couldn’t take me to school = Ella no pudo llevarme a la escuela
- You could call him tomorrow = Tu podrías llamarlo mañana
- She couldn’t call you= Ella no pudo llamarte
- They could help you = Ellos podrían ayudarte
- She couldn’t help you = Ella no pudo ayudarte
- We could play video games = Nosotros podríamos jugar videojuegos
- We couldn’t play Call of Duty =Nosotros no pudimos jugar Call of Duty
- I could teach you English = Yo podría enseñarte Inglés
- I couldn’t teach you anything = Yo no pude enseñarte nada
- She could dance with me = Ella podría bailar conmigo
- She couldn’t dance well = Ella no pudo bailar bien
Oraciones Interrogativas con Could
La estructura de las oraciones interrogativas con could es la siguiente:
| Estructura | Ejemplo |
| Could | Could |
| You | she |
| Verbo | run |
| Complemento | fast? |
Estas son algunas preguntas con could:
- Could they be in love?
- I think so, they are really good friends
- Could they be fired?
- Yes they could, Harassment is not tolerated here
- Could you drive me home
- Sure, no problem
- Could I use your phone?
- Absolutely
- Could you do me a favor?
- I am sorry. I am just too busy
- Could you monitor the competition?
- Sure, I will do that when I am listening to the Wild Project
Preguntas con Could y Wh
La estructura para realiza preguntas abiertas con could es la siguiente:
| Question | What |
| Could | Could |
| Pronombre | She |
| Verbo | Do |
| Question Mark | ? |
Estas son algunas preguntas con Could y Wh
- When could you come?
- When could you finish this?
- When could we schedule the meeting?
- What could you do for him?
- What could she offer?
- What could you have done for him?
- What could be done to prevent climate change?
- Where could we meet?
- Where could we go?
- Where could we buy more gold bars?
- Who could we invite to speak at the conference?
- Who could benefit from this new technology?
- Who could be responsible for the recent security breach?
- Why could it be difficult to implement this new policy?
- Why could it be a good idea to diversify your investment portfolio?
- Why could some people be more prone to procrastination than others?
Preguntas y Respuestas con Could
Estas son preguntas y respuestas con could
- Could you do me a favor?
- Sure, what do you need?
- Where could we meet?
- We could meet at the cafeteria
- What could she offer?
- She has a lot of experience in server management
- Could you buy me another drink?
- Sure, no problem
- Could I park my car here?
- No, this spot is for the manager
- Could you get in touch with him?
- I don’t have his number
- Could I have one more coffee, please?
- Yes sir
- Could you give me a ride to the station?
- Sure, put your suitcase in the trunk
Oraciones con Could Have y Couldn’t Have
Could have significa “poder haber” y es usado para indicar que acción se pudo haber realizado.
Esta es la estructura para hacer oraciones con could have:
| Estructura | Ejemplo |
| She | She |
| Could | Could |
| Have | Have |
| Pasado Participio | Done |
| Complemento | the homework |
Estas son algunas oraciones con Could Have y Couldn’t have
| EN | She could have done it |
| ES | Ella pudo haberlo hecho |
| EN | She could have saved him |
| ES | Ella pudo haberlo salvado |
| EN | We could have played |
| ES | Nosotros pudimos haber jugado |
| EN | We could have won |
| ES | Nosotros pudimos haber ganado |
| EN | They could have rented a car |
| ES | Ellos pudieron haber rentado un carro |
| EN | They could have saved money |
| ES | Ellos podrian haberle salvado la vida |
Pronunciation de Could
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