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Todd Z Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

If you_ me, I shall be grateful to you.

A. helped B. will help C. are helping D. will be helping
which one is the correct answer and why?
  

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Todd Z If you help me, I shall be grateful to you. None of the answers you offered are correct. CJ

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  • Todd Z If you help me, I shall be grateful to you.
  • None of the answers you offered are correct.
  • CJ
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Todd Z If you help me, I shall be grateful to you.
None of the answers you offered are correct.

CJ
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I would give B as a correct and natural answer. Will can mean BE willing to.
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Thanks! This question comes from an english examination which I found quite weird. The answer says "will help" but i don't get it.
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Did you read my last post? The sentence means, If you are willing to help me, I shall be grateful.
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Todd ZThe answer says "will help" but i don't get it.
That's because you are not familiar with the etymology of will. It used to mean 'to desire, to want' a thousand years ago, and this meaning is still occasionally found in some contexts.

Old English *willan, wyllan "to wish, desire; be willing; be used to; be abou
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@Cool Breeze >> It has all the grammatical forms of an ordinary verb.
Except for making the next verb bare infinitive, right?
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Franky12Except for making the next verb bare infinitive, right?
I don't understand what you mean. I don't think I can explain my point any better than I have already done. Some examples:

Jag vill göra det. (I want to do it.)
Jag ville inte göra get. (I didn't want to do it.)

Jag har velat göra det många gånger. (I hav
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