Can / Would

Can / Would
Message from rahul1631 posted on 05-08-2015 at 04:33:01 (D | E | F)
Hello,
Could you help please?
If you listened carefully, you can(would) understand ,would it. Which is the appropriate word? can or would?

What are you trying to make us understand, is it correct?
Thanks for any reply.

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Edited by lucile83 on 05-08-2015 08:40

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Re: Can / Would from gerondif, posted on 05-08-2015 at 10:35:22 (D | E)
Hello,
If you listen carefully, you can understand ,can't you ? would be correct.
If you listened carefully, you would understand ,wouldn't you? would be correct.
If you had listened carefully, you would have understood !! is correct.

What are you trying to make us understand ? is correct

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Re: Can / Would from shan, posted on 16-08-2015 at 12:02:46 (D | E)
Hi
If you listen carefully, you can understand ,can't you ? THIS would be correct.
If you listened carefully, you would understand ,wouldn't you? THIS would be correct.
If you had listened carefully, you would have understood !! is correct.OK
Thank you, bye.

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Edited by lucile83 on 21-08-2015 15:57

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Re: Can / Would from athens2014, posted on 21-08-2015 at 15:53:33 (D | E)
Hello,
I think the difference between "can" and "would" is on the effort. "Can" demands some effort except about listening.

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Edited by lucile83 on 21-08-2015 15:56

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Re: Can / Would from audray, posted on 21-08-2015 at 16:58:54 (D | E)
Hello
I think " can " is about ability ( or permission, sometimes )and " would " is about possibility (that thing is possible or not ).
Is that right

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Edited by lucile83 on 21-08-2015 22:12

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Re: Can / Would from athens2014, posted on 22-08-2015 at 20:27:22 (D | E)
Hello
The "Impossible" needs Past Perfect in the first part.
If we have Simple Past in the first part of the sentence, you can use "would" if you want to underline a situation which is impossible for the present, but possible in the future. It is about a dream or an hypothetical situation. (Second type of "Conditional Sentences").

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Edited by lucile83 on 22-08-2015 21:08

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