Donnie  +  7618 Wed, 10 Sep 03 03:27 PM when to use them? Donnie Joined on Sun, Sep 7 2003 New Member 09

	PaulElksnis  +  7844 Fri, 12 Sep 03 04:14 PM Hi there, as far as I know Will, Shall, Can are all modal verbs used with present and other tenses. Would, Should, Could are verbs of the conditional tense. Eg: I can (am able to) go to the shops = modal verb and present tense of to go I would go if it started early = the condition of going depends on the start time Hope this is right and helps! Paul PaulElksnis Joined on Fri, Sep 12 2003 New Member 04 Verbs, Tenses, Present Tenses, Modals, Conditionals, Modal Verbs

	Donnie  +  7867 Fri, 12 Sep 03 05:32 PM i once asked my australian friend about that but she said sometimes you can use either can or could,shall-should with no difference in meaning.is this true? Donnie

	PaulElksnis  +  7883 Fri, 12 Sep 03 07:47 PM not really as they are different tenses... IE, I can go - means you are able to go full stop I could go - means you can if a certain condition is met - eg I could go, but I'm feeling tired. or I could go.....if the rain stopped does this help? Paul PaulElksnis Tenses