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He is happy. VS He can be happy.
Dec 3, 2024 2:29 AM
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1. He is happy.
* States a fact about his current emotional state.
2. He can be happy.
* Indicates a possibility or potential for him to feel happiness, but doesn't confirm that he is happy right now.
The first is definite; the second is conditional or hypothetical.
December 4, 2024
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In the first state we are talking about the fact
In the second state we're talking about modal verbs.
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Present and future tense
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