Modals

✔ "Can" = ability/informal permission
✔ "Could" = past ability/polite requests/hypotheticals
✔ "Will" = future certainty/willingness
✔ "Would" = hypotheticals/polite requests/past habits
✔ "Shall" = suggestions/future (formal, mostly British)
✔ "May" = formal permission/likely possibility

Agreeing to Help:

1. "Sure thing! I got you."

2. "No problem, consider it done!"

3. "Yeah, I can handle that for you."

4. "You bet! Leave it to me."

5. "Of course! Happy to help."

6. "Yeah, no worries—I’ll take care of it."

7. "Alright, I’m on it!"

8. "Yeah, I can swing that."

9. "Absolutely! Just let me know the details."

10. "I got your back—don’t sweat it!"

Politely Declining:

1. "Ah, sorry—I’m swamped right now."

2. "Wish I could, but I’ve got too much on my plate."

3. "Sorry, man—I’m tied up at the moment."

4. "I’d love to, but I can’t swing it this time."

5. "Ugh, bad timing—I’m already booked."

6. "Sorry, but I’m not able to help out this time."

7. "I would, but I’m slammed with other stuff."

8. "Ah, can’t do it—got prior commitments."

9. "Sorry, not this time—maybe next?"

10. "I’d help, but I’m stretched too thin right now."