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Dni483 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Hi can anyone correct this please if there are any mistakes

I would give you all the hugs and kisses that we have missed while you are on holiday
  

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I think you are talking about what will happen in the future, when your friend comes back home. I will give you all the hugs and kisses that we have missed while you were on holiday.

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  • I think you are talking about what will happen in the future, when your friend comes back home.
  • I will give you all the hugs and kisses that we have missed while you were on holiday.
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I think you are talking about what will happen in the future, when your friend comes back home.

I will give you all the hugs and kisses that we have missed while you were on holiday.
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Alternatively, if your friend has been away at school or for work, and is home for a holiday, you could say While you are on holiday, I will give you all the hugs and kisses that we (have) missed.
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And, alternatively, if your friend is still on vacation:

If you were here instead of enjoying your holiday, I would give you all the hugs and kisses that we have missed.
If I were to join you on your holiday, I would give you all the hugs and kisses that we have missed.
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Whats the difference between will and would?
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And can i say something like if I had come with you I would've been giving you all those kisses and hugs that we would have missed.
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Dni483Whats the difference between will and would?
I would pay you today if I had the money (but I don't have the money, so I can't), but I will pay you on Friday (I expect to have the money on Friday, and I intend to pay you then).
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If I had come with you, I would've been giving you all those kisses and hugs that we would have missed.
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Blue Jay Dni483Whats the difference between will and would?I would pay you today if I had the money (but I don't have the money, so I can't), but I will pay you on Friday (I expect to have the money on Friday, and I intend to pay you then).
Will also becomes would in reported speech:

"I shall pay you on Friday," she said, on Thursday.
On Thursday:
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Dni483Whats the difference between will and would?
There are at least three different ways of talking about the difference between will and would.

1. Usually, present (will) and past (would). That is, will is used in sentences that have a present point of view; would is used in sentences that have a past poi
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Thanks for making it more clearly, I kind of understood it.. The other thing I'm getting confused with is that tense which I can never understand how to use it ..


If I were to join you on your holiday, I would give you all the hugs and kisses that we have missed.


If I were ..
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