What does "could" mean in English? When do we use "could"? could is a modal auxiliary verb. In this lesson, you will learn the form of "could" (affirmative full form and contracted, negative full form and contracted and the question form.) You will also learn the many different uses and meanings: to express possibility to make a suggestion to ask for permission Reported speech to express ability in the past to describe sensations in the past to describe mental processes in the past For each of these uses of "could", I give you a detailed explanation and several example sentences. IELTS online course with practice tests and ebook: http://bit.ly/2TPTz2w Private English lessons & speaking practice: https://goo.gl/q6KSRC Other videos: How to improve your English speaking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc4gh5gP1AE Modal verb WOULD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN7e0nA14Tg Direct speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEfNx4LZC_0 Listening test with telephone numbers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHjBY7Sz-_g Andrew, Crown Academy of English https://www.crownacademyenglish.com/ https://twitter.com/Crown_English null Photo credits by FreeDigitalPhotos.net : “Business Executive Pointing Away” by stockimages “Girl Student Holding Books And Bag” by Ambro “Side Pose Of Man Looking Through Binocular” by imagerymajestic “Hand Holding Apple Iphone” by blackzheep “Female Doctor Yawning” by imagerymajestic