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ESLearner Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Doubt you *will* vs *would*
I doubt you will* do it or I doubt you *would do it?
May I know which is the correct sentence?
May I know which is the correct sentence?
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I doubt that you will do it (now or in the future). I doubted that you would do it (in the past). Here's the confusion for the first sentence.
- I doubt that you will do it (now or in the future).
- I doubted that you would do it (in the past).
- Here's the confusion for the first sentence.
- If the case is purely hypothetical, would is the proper form.
- [ If you found a million dollars on the street, would you keep it for yourself?
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I doubt that you will do it (now or in the future).
I doubted that you would do it (in the past).
Here's the confusion for the first sentence. If the case is purely hypothetical, would is the proper form. [ If you found a million dollars on the street, would you keep it for yourself? I doubt that you would. ]
I doubted that you would do it (in the past).
Here's the confusion for the first sentence. If the case is purely hypothetical, would is the proper form. [ If you found a million dollars on the street, would you keep it for yourself? I doubt that you would. ]
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