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In a sentence what happens if I say "I'm going to need to get snacks", "I would need to get snacks", and "I will need to get snacks" Which of these one do you think are correct. Please do not hesitate to get back to me

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In a sentence what happens if I say "I'm going to need to get snacks", "I would need to get snacks", and "I will need to get snacks" Which of these ~~one~~ do you think are correct? (Please do not hesitate to get back to me.) This last sentence is not necessary.

What happens if you say those words?

Nothing in particular happens. Certainly nothing bad. Are you sure that's what you wanted to ask?

As for correctness, they are all correct, though you might use them in slightly different situations.

I'm going to need suggests you have some kind of plan, maybe to have a party, and it has just come to mind that you're going to need to do a number of different things in order to accomplish your plan, for example, get snacks.

I will need suggests that you are responding to a request to provide something to eat for a gathering you have just been invited to.

I would need suggests that you are imagining what you might do if you were in a situation where you needed to provide something to eat for a gathering if someone were to ask you to bring something. In this case, you have not been invited to any party or requested to do anything. This case is all in your imagination. It's about what might happen in an imaginary scenario.

CJ

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