Thread: Modal verbs
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Old 13-May-2008, 23:45
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Default Modal verbs

I am some times in a fix when to use could in stead can. For example:
I can buy a car next year.
I could buy a car next year.
Which one is appropriate and why?
Is there a good site where I can study the application of modal verbs in greater detail?
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