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Could
Could talks about past ability and about present possibility, and it makes requests gentler. Like all modals it takes a bare infinitive and never changes form: she could wait.
Examples in context
When I was young I could run fast.
When I was young I could run fast.
It could rain later today.
It could rain later today.
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