When can I collect vs When I can collect

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'When can I collect' is a question form where 'can' is used to ask for permission or ability. 'When I can collect' is a statement form where 'can' is part of the verb phrase. The choice between the two depends on whether you are asking a question or making a statement.

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When can I collect

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is a question form where 'can' is used to ask for permission or ability. It is used when inquiring about the time one is able to collect something.

Examples:

When can I collect my package?
When can I collect my paycheck?
When can I collect the keys?
When can I collect the documents?
When can I collect my belongings?

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Can I collect the one million signatures in one country?
Not till I collect my winnings.
That's why I collect experiences over things.
Can I collect your drycleaning? Any other little chores?
People think I collect art, but I really collect our lives fixed in paint.
You collect ships, I collect souls.
I collect spores, molds and fungi.
I collect information on the Magic Man.
I collect many things, not just movie props.
I collect park benches, hannah anna.
Evidences I collect today can be held anonymously for 30 days.
No, I collect sketches, blueprints, designs of old buildings.
I collect information to use in my own way.
-No, I collect antiques.
I collect people, you know.
I collect packages and bring them to where they belong.
I collect one for every day of sobriety.
I collect them since I was six.
And now I collect a bonus... from Chisum.
I collect objects, not theologies which they represent.

Alternatives:

When will I be able to collect
At what time can I collect
When am I allowed to collect
When is the collection time
When is the pickup time

When I can collect

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is a statement form where 'can' is part of the verb phrase. It is used to indicate the time at which one is able to collect something.

Examples:

I will tell you when I can collect the package.
Let me know when I can collect my paycheck.
Please inform me when I can collect the keys.
He will decide when I can collect the documents.
She will let me know when I can collect my belongings.

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And I may be dead way before I can collect it.
I can collect that $ 10 from Nicholson.
I can collect that, if you wish.
I can collect that and you have your money.
You need to sign those so I can collect Roland's device.
Well, I need you to sign that so I can collect your personal...
It's just the mail, I can collect it now if you like.
I can collect sangre de drago and try and treat it, but it's...
I live off scrap metal, what I can collect...
We'll think about how I can collect on that.
He already gave me a million francs and soon I can collect the insurance.
As soon as I can collect my back wages... I'm going to quit this repulsive trade forever.
That's why I have to do something really horrible so they fire me and I can collect unemployment.
That's why I have to do something really horrible so they fire me and I can collect unemployment.
Then I can collect your letters and deliver Danceny's... ...without any complications.
So I can collect Sangre de Drago and try and treat it, but that's energy I'd rather spend gathering food.
You can collect the signatures either on paper or online.
The Son'a can collect metaphasic particles from the planet's rings.
Let me fire you so you can collect unemployment.
You can collect your money next Tuesday.

Alternatives:

When I am able to collect
When I have the opportunity to collect
When I have the chance to collect
When I am permitted to collect
When I am allowed to collect

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When can I collect vs When I can collect