ESL General English Grammar Questionshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)Re: Conditionhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Condition/ldxz/post.htm#55153Sat, 13 Nov 2004 15:32:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:55153King0http://www.englishforums.com/English/Condition/ldxz/post.htm#55153http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-55153.xmlFor the first sentence, you could also replace "could" with "might".Re: Conditionhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Condition/ldxb/post.htm#55149Sat, 13 Nov 2004 15:22:45 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:55149Mister Micawber1http://www.englishforums.com/English/Condition/ldxb/post.htm#55149http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-55149.xml<br /> <br />I could be Japanese. (present) <br />It could rain tomorrow. (future) <br /> <br />Conditionhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Condition/ldld/post.htmSat, 13 Nov 2004 06:29:02 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:55100hanuman_20002http://www.englishforums.com/English/Condition/ldld/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-55100.xmlSir, <br /> <br />modal verb "could" can be used in present tense and future also. <br /> <br />Please give me an example showing the use of "could" in present time(except request) and an example for future time. <br /> <br />Thanks.