You could asked her vs You could ask her

The correct phrase is 'you could ask her'. 'Ask' is the base form of the verb that should follow 'could'. 'Asked' is the past form of the verb, which is not suitable in this context.

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You could asked her

'You could asked her' is incorrect. The verb 'ask' should be used in its base form after 'could'.

The correct phrase is 'you could ask her'. 'Ask' is the base form of the verb that should follow 'could'.

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You could have asked her to throw me out.
If you'd answered, you could've asked her yourself.
Two simple questions you could have asked her six months ago and averted this whole thing.
That's approximately 2,268 school days, minus summer breaks, that you could have asked her out and haven't.
You know you could have just asked her if she had a problem with her shoulder.
So I called Eleanor and asked her if you could help out.
I asked her once how she gave up everything to be with you.
I also asked her not to tell you.
You asked her about the lake house that night.
Asked her to help you and William.
So you asked her out to dinner.
Which is why you asked her not to reveal her true identity.
You just asked her where the library is.
I asked her if you gave any money to those boys.
I'm just glad that you finally manned up and asked her.
You never asked her out when she was single.
In fact, if you asked her now...
I asked her to bring you here.
You've finally asked her out.
Brooke said you asked her to go to L.A.

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You could ask her

'You could ask her' is the correct phrase. 'Ask' is the base form of the verb that should follow 'could'.

Use 'you could ask her' when suggesting a possible action or seeking permission.

Examples:

You could ask her for help.
You could ask her to join us.
You could ask her opinion.
You could ask her out on a date.
You could ask her to explain.

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I don't suppose you could ask her about Area 51?
But if you could ask her if she could go into her head and, and forget it or, like, erase the tape of it happening in her memory, what do you think she'd say?
But maybe you could ask her yourself.
Maybe you could ask her for some advice, too.
If it's what's-her-name, you could ask her to come in.
I don't suppose you could ask her nicely for the name?

Alternatives:

you could have asked her
you could be asking her
you could have been asking her
you could ask her to help
you could ask her for assistance

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