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In conditional sentences can you use 'could' as the second half of the sentence?
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∙ 7y ago
It depends on what kind of conditional sentence you are asking about.
In second conditional sentences the form is -- If I saw a lion I would run. = A past simple verb in the 'if' clause and a modal verb in the 'main' clause.
The modal verb can be could/might/should/etc. eg If I knew the address I could find the house.
It is better to call the clauses the 'if' clause and the 'main' clause because the 'main' clause can come first eg I would run, if I saw a lion = If I saw a lion , i would run
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