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I’ve seen this text in which "sometimes" has been used with "will". I assume the sentence is explaining a habit, and I wonder why it’s been said with "will".

Sometimes I'll wave to him in the morning and he doesn't even wave back.

I’ll really appreciate it if you can explain the reason.

Here I add the whole text:

"The man who lives next to me is moving. I can't say that I'm too upset about it. He's lived next to me for almost five years, but I don't think he's spoken to me more than three or four times. Sometimes I'll wave-to him in the morning and he doesn't even wave back."

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    – tchrist ♦
    Commented Dec 27, 2022 at 13:04
  • Yes, will is often used to refer to a habitual action or experience. "Sometimes I will walk in the park in my lunch break." "We will occasionally go there for a picnic."
    – Kate Bunting
    Commented Dec 27, 2022 at 13:34
  • The cited usage is the "Future as Present Tense" version of [Sometimes] I would [do something], used to express habitual actions in the past. It's slightly "literary, poetic" compared to the default plain Present tense, but people sometimes use the future tense version in such contexts precisely because it more strongly alludes to a habitual action. Which arguably makes it slightly less likely when modified by sometimes (but maybe more likely in conjunction with, say, often).
    – FumbleFingers
    Commented Dec 27, 2022 at 13:41
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    Sometimes I will/ I will sometimes is a common usage , google search for exact phrase provides millions of hits - google.com/search?q=%22i+will+sometimes%22 . One question related to the sentence you have cited though, would be - what should it use instead of doesn't? won't would agree with will. As in - Sometimes I'll wave to him in the morning and he won't even wave back . Or probably it can also be wouldn't, I'm not sure.
    – R.S.
    Commented Dec 27, 2022 at 15:09
  • Yes, you will quite often see this usage. Well, reasonably frequently.
    – Edwin Ashworth
    Commented Dec 27, 2022 at 15:47

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