Thursday, May 17, 2012

differences - Would vs Will in future events



What is the difference between the following:





  1. Sorry, mate. I wouldn't be able to come for dinner.

  2. Sorry, mate. I won't be able to come for dinner.




Answer



In most cases, (2) would be used to say that the speaker was unable to accept the dinner invitation. (1) is unlikely to be found on its own. It needs some kind of explanatory setting, such as ‘Yeh, it would be great if we could get together some time. I wouldn't be able to come for dinner, though, because we have a problem getting a baby-sitter.'


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