( could ) is something that we use for future and past tense both , then please tell me what would be the form of verb we should use with past and future while using (could)?

'Could' is used in a number of ways:

1.To talk about ability. For example;

I could dance when I was younger.

2.To tell something was possible. For example:

My mother could act in those days.

3.To make a polite request. For example:

Could I carry the luggage for you.

'Could' expresses possibility and therefore it can be used to express past, present or future. Let us look at a few examples:

i) Present: Could you pass me the book? (a polite request)

ii) Past: I could not come to your place yesterday.

iii) Future: I could call you tomorrow. (possibility)

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