[Grammar] Do/did vs can/could vs would

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manikanth

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Hello friends,
I am confusing a lot for framing the sentences as whether i include the word could/can (or)would (or) do/did

Please explain with clear examples
 

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Welcome to UsingEnglish.com, manikanth!

The teachers here may ask you to give examples, which will then be corrected by them.

I am not a teacher.
 

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Matthew was correct. On this forum, you provide the sentences and then we comment on them.
 

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Hello. [strike]friends,[/strike] Unnecessary
I am [strike]confusing a lot[/strike] very confused [strike]for[/strike] about framing the sentences [strike]as[/strike] - whether I include the words "could/can", [strike](or)[/strike] "would" [strike](or)[/strike] or "do/did".

Please explain with clear examples.

Please see my amendments above in red. As you now know, we don't provide examples - you try to do the work yourself and then we comment.
 

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Thank you all.. for your suggestions
 

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Thank you all (no need for two full stops here) for your suggestions.

You're welcome. We look forward to seeing your example sentences.
 
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