You use could to talk about a possibility, ability, or opportunity that depends on other conditions. Their hope was that a new and better East Germany could be born.

We use could to ask for permission. Could is more formal and polite than can: Could I ask you a personal question?

Learn about the modal verbs can and could and do the exercises to practise using them.

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