Comments on: Dry spell https://plainenglish.com/expressions/dry-spell/ Upgrade your English Sat, 16 Aug 2025 19:02:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: Jeff https://plainenglish.com/expressions/dry-spell/#comment-19132 Sat, 16 Aug 2025 19:02:49 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=5808#comment-19132 In reply to Dario.

“Can” is a tricky word. It doesn’t have an infinitive or a future, but we use “to be able to”:

I can leave work now = present
I will be able to leave work in one hour = future

]]> By: Jeff https://plainenglish.com/expressions/dry-spell/#comment-19131 Sat, 16 Aug 2025 19:01:51 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=5808#comment-19131 In reply to Dario.

I think you mean, “…but unfortunately, he wasn’t able to start it” meaning, he didn’t start the final tour.

]]> By: Dario https://plainenglish.com/expressions/dry-spell/#comment-19125 Sat, 16 Aug 2025 02:53:33 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=5808#comment-19125 Michael Jackson had a dry spell before he planned his last tour, but unfortunately didn’t can begin it.

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