14 English lessons using 'could'

English Lesson: Actually, if you could give us a few more minutes...?

1. “Actually, if you could give us a few more minutes...?”

English Lesson: I could care less about climbing the social ladder or whatever.

2. “I could care less about climbing the social ladder or whatever.”

English Lesson: If you could live in any period in history, which one would it be?

3. “If you could live in any period in history, which one would it be?”

English Lesson: How could you buy them without consulting with me?

4. “How could you buy them without consulting with me?”

English Lesson: You could cause permanent damage to your ears, you know.

5. “You could cause permanent damage to your ears, you know.”

English Lesson: Yum! I could smell your cooking from down the street!

6. “Yum! I could smell your cooking from down the street!”

English Lesson: I was wondering if I could exchange them for another pair.

7. “I was wondering if I could exchange them for another pair.”

English Lesson: I could barely keep a straight face.

8. “I could barely keep a straight face.”

9. “Could you go into a little more detail about how that works?”

10. “You could have killed someone!”

11. “He could at least say 'hi' or something.”

12. “We could have just ordered one dish and split it.”

13. “I could really use a cup of coffee.”

14. “Brian pointed out that we could just take his car to the airport and they can pick it up later.”