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Anuj Rawat Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Grammar modal auxiliaries

Hello sir,

Please tell me what is the Diffreance between Will and Would where i should use this both.what is the terms of using the this word's
  

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Greetings, First of all you should know that "will" and "would" are auxiliary modal verbs. Will is used to talk about definite future actions, quick decisions, promises, offers and predictions while "would" is used about invitations, requests, asking permission, talking about preferences and making arrangements. For example I will pay my taxes [Expresses future intent.

  • Greetings, First of all you should know that "will" and "would" are auxiliary modal verbs.
  • Will is used to talk about definite future actions, quick decisions, promises, offers and predictions while "would" is used about invitations, requests, asking permission, talking about preferences and making arrangements.
  • For example I will pay my taxes [Expresses future intent.
  • I resolve to do it at some later time] I would pay my taxes [In this case, expresses reservation.
  • If I had the money (but I don't)] Regards !
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Greetings,

First of all you should know that "will" and "would" are auxiliary modal verbs. Will is used to talk about definite future actions, quick decisions, promises, offers and predictions while "would" is used about invitations, requests, asking permission, talking about preferences and making arrangements.

For example

I will pay my taxes [Expresses future intent. I
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will - future of the present

would - future of the past

I promise that I will return the book when I have finished reading it.

I promised that I would return the book when I had finished reading it.

If you do not have the present and past tenses of English thoroughly mastered, there is no point in trying to understand will and

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