"Cannot" vs "will not be able to"
Hi there, what's the difference between cannot and will not be able to in the following sentence?
Here's the sentence:
- John, I am very ill. I am sorry to say that I cannot/will not be able to join you in the meeting tomorrow.
My question is that as I have used tomorrow in that sentence, which means future, Shouldn't I use will not be able to?
".............that I cannot/will not be able to join you in the meeting tomorrow. "
Top answer
cat desk difference between cannot and will not be able to No difference. 'can' and 'can't" (and other such modal verbs) are used both for the present and the future, so the use of 'tomorrow' does not mean that you must use 'will not be able to'. 'cannot' is fine.
- cat desk difference between cannot and will not be able to No difference.
- 'can' and 'can't" (and other such modal verbs) are used both for the present and the future, so the use of 'tomorrow' does not mean that you must use 'will not be able to'.
- 'cannot' is fine.
- CJ
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cat deskdifference between cannot and will not be able to
No difference. 'can' and 'can't" (and other such modal verbs) are used both for the present and the future, so the use of 'tomorrow' does not mean that you must use 'will not be able to'. 'cannot' is fine.
CJ
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