50 Examples of Using Can and Could with English and Nepali Translations (Specially for Biswas Theeng Living in Sharjah, UAE)

50 Examples of Using Can and Could with English and Nepali Translations (Specially for Biswas Theeng Living in Sharjah, UAE)

📘 CAN (Present Ability, Permission, Possibility, Request)

#	English Sentence	Nepali Translation
1	I can speak three languages.	म तीन वटा भाषा बोल्न सक्छु।
2	You can cook delicious food.	तिमी मिठो खाना पकाउन सक्छौ।
3	He can drive a car very well.	उ गाडी राम्ररी चलाउन सक्छ।
4	She can sing beautiful songs.	उनी सुन्दर गीत गाउन सक्छिन्।
5	We can go to the mall today.	हामी आज मल जान सक्छौं।
6	They can swim in the pool.	उनीहरू पोखरीमा पौडी खेल्न सक्छन्।
7	I can help you with your work.	म तिम्रो काममा मद्दत गर्न सक्छु।
8	You can park your car here.	तिमी आफ्नो गाडी यहाँ पार्क गर्न सक्छौ।
9	He can fix any electronic device.	उ कुनै पनि इलेक्ट्रोनिक उपकरण मर्मत गर्न सक्छ।
10	She can dance very gracefully.	उनी धेरै सुन्दर नाच्न सक्छिन्।
11	We can see the Burj Khalifa from here.	हामी यहाँबाट बुर्ज खलिफा देख्न सक्छौं।
12	You can use my phone if you want.	तिमी चाहे मेरो फोन प्रयोग गर्न सक्छौ।
13	I can finish this work today.	म आज यो काम सक्न सक्छु।
14	They can reach Dubai in an hour.	उनीहरू एक घण्टामा दुबई पुग्न सक्छन्।
15	He can remember everything.	उ सबै कुरा सम्झन सक्छ।
16	She can cook Indian and Chinese food.	उनी इन्डियन र चाइनिज खाना पकाउन सक्छिन्।
17	We can go for a walk in the evening.	हामी साँझ हिँड्न जान सक्छौं।
18	You can ask the manager for help.	तिमी व्यवस्थापकलाई मद्दतको लागि सोध्न सक्छौ।
19	It can get very hot in summer here.	यहाँ गर्मीमा धेरै तातो हुन सक्छ।
20	I can send you the pictures.	म तिमीलाई फोटोहरू पठाउन सक्छु।
21	You can take a taxi to the airport.	तिमी एयरपोर्ट जान ट्याक्सी लिन सक्छौ।
22	He can read and write Arabic.	उ अरबी पढ्न र लेख्न सक्छ।
23	We can celebrate Eid together.	हामी एकैसाथ ईद मनाउन सक्छौं।
24	She can make traditional Nepali food.	उनी परम्परागत नेपाली खाना बनाउन सक्छिन्।
25	They can come to visit us next week.	उनीहरू अर्को हप्ता हामीलाई भेट्न आउन सक्छन्।

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COULD (Past Ability, Polite Request, Possibility, Suggestion)

#	English Sentence	Nepali Translation
26	I could swim when I was 5 years old.	म ५ वर्षको हुँदा पौडी खेल्न सक्थेँ।
27	She could read before she went to school.	उनी स्कूल जानुअघि पढ्न सक्थिन्।
28	He could run very fast in his youth.	उ जवानीमा धेरै छिटो दौडन सक्थ्यो।
29	We could see the stars clearly last night.	हामीले हिजो राति ताराहरू स्पष्ट देख्न सक्थ्यौं।
30	They could speak English fluently.	उनीहरू अंग्रेजी सजिलै बोल्न सक्थे।
31	I could help you if you asked me.	तिमीले मलाई सोध्यौ भने म तिमीलाई मद्दत गर्न सक्थें।
32	Could you please pass the water?	कृपया, के तिमी पानी पास गरिदिन सक्छौ?
33	Could you tell me the time?	के तिमी मलाई समय भन्न सक्छौ?
34	Could I use your restroom?	के म तपाईंको शौचालय प्रयोग गर्न सक्छु?
35	Could we go to the beach tomorrow?	के हामी भोलि समुद्र किनारमा जान सक्छौं?
36	It could rain later today.	आज पछि पानी पर्न सक्छ।
37	He could be at home right now.	उ अहिले घरमा हुन सक्छ।
38	She could become a great doctor.	उनी एक महान् डाक्टर बन्न सक्छिन्।
39	I thought I could finish it earlier.	मैले यो पहिल्यै सक्न सक्छु भन्ने सोचेको थिएँ।
40	When I lived in Nepal, I could climb hills easily.	म नेपालमा बस्दा सजिलै पहाड चढ्न सक्थें।
41	We could hear the mosque from our house.	हामीले हाम्रो घरबाट मस्जिदको आवाज सुन्न सक्थ्यौं।
42	He could solve the math problem.	उ गणितको समस्या समाधान गर्न सक्थ्यो।
43	She could write poems when she was young.	उनी सानो हुँदा कविता लेख्न सक्थिन्।
44	They could live anywhere in the world.	उनीहरू संसारको कुनै पनि ठाउँमा बस्न सक्थे।
45	I could smell the food from the kitchen.	मैले भान्साबाट खानाको गन्ध सुँघ्न सक्थें।
46	Could you bring me some water, please?	कृपया, के तिमी मलाई अलिकति पानी ल्याइदिन सक्छौ?
47	It could be difficult to find a taxi at night.	राति ट्याक्सी भेट्टाउन गाह्रो हुन सक्छ।
48	I could feel the heat even inside.	मैले भित्र पनि गर्मी महसुस गर्न सक्थें।
49	We could try a new restaurant today.	हामी आज नयाँ रेस्टुरेन्टमा जान प्रयास गर्न सक्छौं।
50	He said he could come to Sharjah next month.	उसले अर्को महिना शारजाह आउन सक्ने बताए।

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🔑 Quick Summary for Biswas Theeng (Living in Sharjah, UAE)

Tense	Use	Example
Can	Present ability, permission, possibility, informal request	I can drive to Dubai. (म दुबई गाडी चलाएर जान सक्छु।)
Could	Past ability, polite request, possibility, suggestion	I could drive to Dubai when I had a car. (मसँग गाडी हुँदा म दुबई गाडी चलाएर जान सक्थें।)

 

Can / Could – Practice Questions (40 Questions)

Instructions: Fill in each blank with can or could. Choose the correct option from the brackets. Answers are NOT provided.

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Set 1: Ability (Present vs Past)

1. I __________ speak Arabic very well now. (can / could)

2. When I was a child, I __________ climb trees easily. (can / could)

3. She __________ cook Nepali food perfectly. (can / could)

4. He __________ run 10 kilometers when he was in school. (can / could)

5. We __________ see the desert from our balcony on clear days. (can / could)

6. They __________ not understand English when they first came to the UAE. (can / could)

7. My father __________ fix any car. (can / could)

8. I __________ remember my childhood friends clearly. (can / could)

9. She __________ dance for hours when she was younger. (can / could)

10. You __________ learn anything if you practice daily. (can / could)

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Set 2: Permission (Present vs Polite)

11. __________ I use your phone to call my family? (Can / Could)

12. __________ you please open the window? (Can / Could)

13. You __________ park your car in that spot. (can / could)

14. __________ we go to the mall after work? (Can / Could)

15. __________ I borrow your charger for a minute? (Can / Could)

16. __________ you please speak a little slowly? (Can / Could)

17. You __________ take a break if you feel tired. (can / could)

18. __________ she join us for dinner tonight? (Can / Could)

19. __________ I have some more water, please? (Can / Could)

20. You __________ leave early today if you finish your work. (can / could)

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Set 3: Possibility / Suggestion (Present vs Future / Hypothetical)

21. It __________ be very hot in Sharjah during summer. (can / could)

22. He __________ be at the mosque right now. (can / could)

23. We __________ try that new restaurant in Dubai this weekend. (can / could)

24. The traffic __________ be heavy in the evening. (can / could)

25. She __________ arrive late because of the rain. (can / could)

26. They __________ move to a bigger apartment next year. (can / could)

27. This __________ be the right way to the airport. (can / could)

28. You __________ find good deals at the City Centre Mall. (can / could)

29. He __________ become a manager in a few years. (can / could)

30. The flight __________ be delayed due to fog. (can / could)

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Set 4: Mixed Contexts (All Uses)

31. When I lived in Nepal, I __________ walk to school every day. (can / could)

32. __________ you help me carry these bags? (Can / Could)

33. I __________ not find my keys anywhere this morning. (can / could)

34. You __________ see the Burj Al Arab from that beach. (can / could)

35. __________ I ask you a personal question? (Can / Could)

36. She __________ speak three languages fluently now. (can / could)

37. We __________ hear the call to prayer from our house. (can / could)

38. __________ we have the meeting tomorrow instead? (Can / Could)

39. He __________ not come to the party because he was sick. (can / could)

40. You __________ always call me if you need anything. (can / could)

 

Can / Could – Practice Questions (40 Questions)

Answers with Short Reasons

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Set 1: Ability (Present vs Past)

1. can – Present ability ("now").

2. could – Past ability ("when I was a child").

3. can – Present ability.

4. could – Past ability ("when he was in school").

5. can – Present possibility/ability.

6. could – Past inability ("when they first came").

7. can – Present ability.

8. can – Present ability.

9. could – Past ability ("when she was younger").

10. can – General ability.

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Set 2: Permission (Present vs Polite)

11. Can – Asking permission.

12. Could – Polite request.

13. can – Giving permission.

14. Can – Asking permission.

15. Could – Polite permission.

16. Could – Polite request.

17. can – Giving permission.

18. Can – Asking permission.

19. Could – Polite request.

20. can – Giving permission.

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Set 3: Possibility / Suggestion (Present vs Future / Hypothetical)

21. can – General possibility.

22. could – Possibility.

23. could – Suggestion.

24. can – General possibility.

25. could – Possibility.

26. could – Future possibility.

27. could – Uncertain possibility.

28. can – General possibility.

29. could – Future possibility.

30. could – Possible event.

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Set 4: Mixed Contexts (All Uses)

31. could – Past ability.

32. Could – Polite request.

33. could – Past inability ("this morning").

34. can – Present ability.

35. Could – Polite permission.

36. can – Present ability.

37. can – Present ability.

38. Could – Polite suggestion.

39. could – Past possibility/inability.

40. can – Present ability/offer.