Asked by rfvv
                1. I can swim well.
2. I could swim well.
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What is the difference between the two sentences?
Is 'could' politer than 'can' in meaning?
            
        2. I could swim well.
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What is the difference between the two sentences?
Is 'could' politer than 'can' in meaning?
Answers
                    Answered by
            Steve
            
    <u>could</u> is the past tense of <u>can</u>
I can swim well.
Yesterday I could swim well.
Then there are the conditional and perfect uses, but maybe you're not after those.
    
I can swim well.
Yesterday I could swim well.
Then there are the conditional and perfect uses, but maybe you're not after those.
                    Answered by
            Writeacher
            
    Steve is correct.
In addition, this webpage should have additional information you can use:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/auxiliary.htm#can
    
In addition, this webpage should have additional information you can use:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/auxiliary.htm#can
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