This page teaches you how and when to use Will/Might be able to.
Will be able to
When do we use ''Will be able to''?
''Will be able to'' is used when talking about the future. You use ''Will be able to'' when you are sure it is going to happen.
- I will be able to go to the store tomorrow because I have nothing to do. You are sure it is going to happen because you have time to do it.
- She will be able to drive a car once she gets her driver's license. You are sure it is going to happen because she is allowed and able to drive a car once she gets her license.
How do we apply ''Will be able to''?
Subject (onderwerp) + will/won't be able to + infinitive (hele werkwoord)
- He (subject) won't be able to eat (infinitive) because he is paralyzed.
- They (subject) will be able to sit (infinitive) next to us in the cinema, the chairs have not been reserved.
Might be able to
When do we use ''Might be able to''?
''Might be able to'' is used when talking about the future, you use ''Might be able to'' when something may be happening in the future, you are not sure of it, it might happen.
- I might be able to go to the store tomorrow, but I have lots of other things to do. You are not sure whether you can go to the store tomorrow because you have a lot of other things to do.
- She might be able to drive a car soon, but she is not sure whether she passed her driving exam. You are not sure whether she will drive soon because she might have failed her exam.
How do we apply ''Might be able to''?
Subject (onderwerp) + might (not) be able to + infinitive (hele werkwoord)
- They (subject) might not be able to make (infinitive) it in time, because they are stuck in traffic.
- He (subject) might be able to fix (infinitive) your car, he was a mechanic back in the day.
(Anderson, V., 2015, pp. 55, 104).
(Swan, M., 2017, pp. 38-41).