CAN(1) Only the ability, capacity (ability): Can you speak English? Can you speak English?(2) Only the permission (permission): Can I smoke in here? (I can, (be allowed to) smoking in here?)(3) Only only I could potentially occur theoretically (theoretical possibility): The road can be blocked (= It is possible to block the road) (Can definitely his way around it).COULD(1) Only the ability, capacity in the past (past ability): I never could play the banjo (front, I don't know the play by Joseph).(2) permission in the present or the future (present or future permission): Could I smoke in here? (I smoke here be?)(3) Only possibility can occur accompanied by capacity or in conditions not in reality (contingent possibility or ability in unreal conditions) If We had more money, we could buy a car. (If we had more money, we can buy a car). To note: a. the meaning of "capacity" could lead to "volunteer" function (willingness), especially in the spoken language (spoken in English)./Could can you do me a favour? (You can/are willing to help me?) b. sometimes, "could" be used to refer to the permission in the past.This used to be the children's room but they couldn't make a noise there because of the neighbours (previously this room is of the kids but they are not allowed to make noise because there the neighbors). Usually, the permission in the past are:could have + past participle. c. With some verbs the voters get (perception verbs), the structure "can + verb" run with the form then continued "be + Ving" feature of verbs (dynamic verbs).
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