Questions tagged [will-would]
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Can you marry me? vs Will you marry me?
I'm having a hard time explaining to my students "Can you marry me?" is not the right question to ask while proposing to someone.
Likewise; "Will you dance with me?" sounds perfectly natural while "...
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How to write an imagined, hypothetical future and consequences?
What is the best way to let a character speak about some hypothetical future and the resulting consequences?
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If the Martians attacked, I'd fly the jet and you'd be my wing-man.
You'd be ...
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“He told me that Trump will/would win the re-election.” Will or Would?
He told that Trump {will/would} win the re-election.
I know "will" should be used in the present tense. What is confusing me is that: his words were said in the past, but his statement is actually a ...
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Use of 'would' for evidentiality in American English
In American English, "would" is used more often than in British English. It seems that one reason is using 'would' for evidential use in American English. especially for indirect ...
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Would vs Will usage in present tense
Can would be used like this -
If you talk to him , you would find out how stupid he is .
This could have been - " If you talked to him , you would find out how stupid he is "
Second one is an ...
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First Conditional sentence with would
Grammatically, when we construct a first conditional sentence, the if-clause is followed by a result clause with a "will" in it. However, in many formal texts written by native English ...
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the use of will find/have or would find/have are the same or they have different meanings in the below sentences?
I am trying to say traveling brings opportunities to develop different skills. Which one is correct? Traveling is good...
People would have/find the opportunity to develop ...
People will have/find ...
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