Grammar
Hello. I read the sentence below from the news and became confused over its grammar:
Haradinaj has said they will lift the tariffs only when Serbia recognizes Kosovo's independence.
Shouldn't it be "would lift"?
Could you please explain?
Top answer
"will lift" is a commitment, a certainty. "would lift" is a conjecture or speculation.
- "will lift" is a commitment, a certainty.
- "would lift" is a conjecture or speculation.
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"will lift" is a commitment, a certainty.
"would lift" is a conjecture or speculation.
0Alex722Could you please explain?
In this sentence it's a matter of tense matching.
... has said ... will lift ... recognizes ...
These are all present-point-of-view tenses.
With past-point-of-view tenses:
Haradinaj [had said / said] they would lift the tariffs only when Serbia recogni
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