hello, well you can use could for either past or future tense of can, ex: "I could have done that" "I could not do it" may is used to ask something, like "May I help you?" or "May I come to your house?"

They say 'would' is used for voluntary actions and 'was going to' for plans. Aren't plans also voluntary actions? That's the common "rule" you can find in grammar books, and it's just confusing. As you said,

Surely I've checked some online resources dealing with the subject. They say 'would' is used for voluntary actions and 'was going to' for plans. Aren't plans also voluntary actions? I'm puzzled by it. For all I know the

It's the same difference that there is between "will" and "to be going to". There are several threads that explain the difference here. Try using the search function (that white box in the top-right corner of the page). A

Hi Ivan, Yes there is a difference but it is subtle. I'll try to explain how i see it, but i hope others will jump in and say what they think. In the first sentence you are speaking about something that has happened. Think of yourself as a

Hi, Are both sentences possible and if so, are there any differences in meaning between the two? Joe moved to New York in 2002 where he would spend the next 2 years working as the CEO for JGF. Joe moved to New York in 2002 where

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Hi teachers, Could I know the difference between "How did I miss your massages?" and "How could I have missed your massages?"? The present tense means exactly that I missed them, but the "could + have

1st part of the sentence: Scots are standing up for the freedom ( sometime around the present time .) Present continuous tense is absolutely the present time. 2nd part of the sentence: to have made it ( sometime before the present, near present

It sounds more like second person to me. "Everything in these three bedrooms needs to be replaced." I don't see the word you anywhere in that sentence. How can it be second person? You need to review this. If the speaker refers only