Video lesson · Can / Could / Be Able to

With Verbs of Senses / Past

Name: Could with verbs of senses in the past: see, hear, video lesson
Uploaded: 2026-05-31T15:14:43.581Z
Duration: 23 s
Description: 23-second video: could with sense verbs such as see, hear, smell and feel for what someone perceived in the past. Example: I could see them, but not very clearly.

Video explanation · 0:23

Could with sense verbs indicates that the sensory perception was possible or actually experienced in the past, describing what someone was able to perceive through sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch at that time.

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