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could in passive

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Information update date: 2026/02/17

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1 ell.stackexchange.com /questions/334395/co...
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Could or could have
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Could or could have
19 мар. 2023 г. — Can we use "could" and "could have" interchangeably in active voice?.. just like we can use "could be" and "could have been" interchangeably in passive ...
2 homework.study.com /explanation/is-coul...
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Is "could" passive voice?
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Is "could" passive voice?
Could is a modal and an auxiliary word to be it can be used in a passive voice. For example, "He said the documents could be issued within the week."
3 www.abaenglish.com /en/modal-verbs-in-e...
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Modal verb could | Uses, examples and exercises
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Modal verb could | Uses, examples and exercises
Could is the past or the conditional form of can and would translate as “was able to” or “knew how to”. It is usually used in the second conditional in English.
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Could - Grammar - Cambridge Dictionary
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Could - Grammar - Cambridge Dictionary
Could comes first in the verb phrase (after the subject and before another verb)
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'can' and 'could' | LearnEnglish
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'can' and 'could' | LearnEnglish
could is more formal and polite than can
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Modals of Ability
We use can , be able to and could to show that someone has (or doesn't have) an ability to do something. Look at these examples

could in passive Words

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could

Грузило:
📖 Словарь Ушакова
ГРУЗИЛО, а, ср. (спец.). Груз, подвешиваемый на лесу удочки, чтобы заставить крючок с приманкой погружаться в воду.

passive

КЕРБЕР:
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КЕРБЕР, (Цербер), в греческой мифологии пес, стерегущий врата подземного царства. Обычно Кербер изображался с тремя головами, туловищем, усеянным змеями, и змеиным же хвостом; согласно Гесиоду, у него было пятьдесят голов.

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