if I can be considered vs if I could be considered

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "If I can be considered" is used when the possibility of being considered is more likely or current, while "if I could be considered" is used when the possibility is more hypothetical or uncertain.

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if I can be considered

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when the possibility of being considered is more likely or current. It implies a real or present situation.

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if I can be considered
Clu figures if I can be in...
Clu figures if I can be in...
And if I can be of any use...
Try and see if I can be of use somehow.
I do not know if I can be a vigilante.
You're wondering if I can be trusted.
And let me know if I can be co-owner with this idea.
And if I can be disagreeable...
Senator, let me know if I can be of further assistance to you.
However, if I can be useful, I will always be at your service.
Please call me any time if I can be of any help to you.
I don't know if I can be here right now.
I don't know if I can be one of those girls who sits up in the stands and... Watches you win.
So don't ask me if I can be honest, like I'm some little girl confused by all the books and smart talk.
I don't know if I can be both mother and father.
And if I can be of any use...
I don't know if I can be in the middle of all of this.
Well, if I can be of any assistance...
I don't know if I can be happy anywhere without my wife.
But, listen, I wanted to tell you That if I can be of any help...

Alternatives:

if I am considered
if I am seen as
if I am regarded as

if I could be considered

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when the possibility of being considered is more hypothetical or uncertain. It implies a hypothetical or unreal situation.

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if I could be considered
I asked Lilly if I could be buried at her farm.
I asked you once if I could be your mother.
Yes... Only if I could be BIG like you.
Your Honour, if I could be heard...
Mr. Hayden, if I could be so bold.
As if I could be part of their choreography.
I doubt if I could be much help.
I would be even happier if I could be reassured tonight.
Maybe you were trying to see if I could be pushed away.
As if I could be so cold.
Boy, I don't know if I could be friends with Howie if we broke up.
Perhaps if I could be allowed a few moments with her...
Perhaps if I could be allowed a few moments with her...
Maybe if I could be more honest with my wife then... I don't know, something would've turned out different.
I came early to see if I could be of service to your father.
Only if I could be like you
I always thought that if I could be Bobby's perfect woman - which is totally cost-prohibitive - I would be like her.
And I thought it would be good if I could be here when you got home.
Even if I could be human again, I wouldn't be the person that I was.
Actually, Betty, if I could be frank, it's important.

Alternatives:

if I were considered
if I were seen as
if I were regarded as

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