What is the future tense of the word can? One way to express it is "will be able to", but what is actually the future tense of "can" ?
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All normal verbs can be conjugated in the future tense.     e.g. I know, I will know. I do, I will do.   But I have noticed that we cannot conjugate the modal verb can in the future tense.     can, I will can?   Although we are able to conjugate the phrase be able (that has approximately the same meaning of can) to will be able, we cannot conjugate can. Is there a way to express can in the future tense without using the expression to be able?    Additionally, need and dare are sometimes utilised as a modal verb.     I need not. Need I not? I dare say. Dare he do it?   Are we able to conjugate these verbs in the future tense as modal verbs?  If need were used as a ‘normal’ verb, an example of it in the future tense would be I will need to do it. Can we write that sentence by making need a modal verb?  Thank you.
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Most people say I wish I could, I wish you would.    Can we use I wish I can, I wish you will?    I'd like to know what the main differences between the usage of can/will and could/would are when wishing.  Is it related to the subjunctive? Because one says “I wish I were”, not “I wish I am”, so are would and could the subjunctive forms of can and will?  Or is it something else entirely?
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Does going to only express an intention and will some kind of prediction that doesn't necessarily happen?  EDIT: Thanks for all your answers. I asked this question because I always fail to complete exercises like this from an ESL book:   We  will fly to Venice in June. (Correct: But, how can I be sure that I'm not sick in June?) Philipp will be 15 next Wednesday (Correct: Since his birthday is a fixed day, this will happen). They will get a new computer. (Wrong: Why?, If I need a new computer, I simply get a new one) In 2020 people are going to buy more hybrid cars.  (Wrong, Why? Who can tell for sure).
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I am talking about events taking place in the known future:     Would it be okay if I'll confirm around 3 pm?   or should it be      Would it be okay if I'd confirm around 3 pm?   What is the difference and which one is correct? Why?
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Consider the following sentence with a first conditional:          If it rains tomorrow, I will go to the cinema.      All the examples of first conditionals that I found use "will" instead of "would." Is it possible to replace "will" with "would" while retaining the same exact meaning, i.e.,          If it rains tomorrow, I would go to the cinema.      Or, would I have to put the inflected verb in preterite form (as mentioned in ), like this:          If it rained tomorrow, I would go to the cinema.      [Edit 1: I clarified that I want to retain the same meaning among these examples.]  [Edit 2: Corrected silly mistake where the first example was the same as the second example.]
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In which way can the verb 'allow' be used? There is always some confusion and apparently it's often intuitively used wrongly. Which form corresponds to correct English, eventually depending on context (see below)?  1: allow + to + infinitive: It allows to do something. 2: allow + verb+ -ing: It allows doing something. 3: allow + pronoun + to + infinitive: It allows me to do something. 4: allow + pronoun + verb+ -ing: It allows me doing something. 5: allow + noun: It allows something, 6: allow + noun + verb: It allows something to be done.
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I'm a bit confused about this. Which expression is correct?     You can't just do that.    or      You just can't do that.   I'm trying to say:     You can't just bash an ideology because of what someone has said/done.
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I know we can use both Present Simple and Present Continuous to describe future actions. But I don't know when to use the correct form.   For example:  We fly to Paris next week.  We are flying to Paris next week.   These sentences both seem correct to me.  Can anyone explain me how to correctly use these tenses?
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What is the difference between the three sentences:   If i were to play, i would win the match. (Depicts future tense) If i were to play, i would have won the match. (Depicts past tense) If i were there, i would have helped here. (Depicts Past)   My question is that how do we identify where the past subjunctive is being used and where the future subjunctive is being used?
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Should I use the second "will" in constructions like this one: "it will definitely help you and will make the text more readable"  And should I write "to" before every infinitive in enumeration, or only before the first one, e.g. "it helps to develop and test" or "it helps to develop and to test"? Could this example be influenced by the fact that "help" can go with to-invinitive and bare infinitive, and with other verbs the rule would be different?
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I said, "Hopefully, I will get better" to a friend and he said that I was using it incorrectly, stating that  is an adverb meaning "full of hope" that modifies a verb. It sounds right, but I'm pretty sure that this usage of hopefully has become prevalent enough to be accepted for this use case. Am I right, is he right, or are we both right?
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I’ve made another mistake in a modals test, in the can/could segment.  The following exchange was presented:     Where’s my bag? Have you seen it? – No, but it _ be in the car.   I decided that both ‘can’ and ‘could’ are appropriate in the underscored position.  The key contained only ‘could’. I’m curious why ‘can’ here is wrong:     Where’s my bag? Have you seen it? – No, but it *can be in the car.   In the Russian language, we use only the present-tense form of ‘can’ in such hypothetical answers: the past of 'can' would sound literal and ridiculous; so one may tend to carbon-copy the 'can' construction into English, failing to notice the difference in sense.   I’ve consulted a textbook and it says that ‘can’ tends to be used to convey a more general meaning. An example is given:     The weather can change very quickly in the mountains. (in general)      The weather is nice now, but it could change. (the weather now, not   in general).   Is it in the same vein with the car in the example? Does “It can be in the car” sound too general while “It could be in the car” zeroes in on the immediate situation?   Would the sentence with ‘can’ come out too haughty in the context, that is, a person turns for advice concerning situation at hand, and gets a generic sentence, almost telling him “well, your bag, speaking generally, can fit in the car, go guess the rest of it”?
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I have a question about the usage of the future perfect thingy: I know that it is used to talk about a completed action before a time in future, but is it wrong to use just plain future simple in this same case?   For example, can we use      I will finish all my money by the end of the week.   instead of      I will have finished all my money by the end of the week?   Do native speakers follow this rule in their speaking?
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!! Do not use the future tense after unless   [✓]  I won't go unless you go   [✘] [I won't go] unless you will go. [✘]   Why not? Even if the above is prescriptive, what may be some reasons? In my separate question , I quote: unless = if not. If not can precede future tense; so why can't unless?  Footnote:  motivated this.
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I just would like to know if this sentence would be grammatically correct and in which cases should I use it:  I don't know when he is back instead of he will be back . I know the rule with when "no will" in most cases but we can say" please let me know when it will be available or when it is available"  If that's not correct let me know why please
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What is the difference between till and until?    When to use till or until? Please explain with examples.
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It can be very cold in winters.   It may be very cold in winters.   What is the difference between these two sentences?  People say when may is used then it means that it may be cold in winters or it may not be cold in winters. In other words, may means 'not sure'.  So does that mean if can is used then it is 100% sure that it will be cold in winters?