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Pendeen560 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

"I'll do it if you'll do it"

Hi all!

What do people think about these sentences? Are they correct or incorrect?

"If you won't do it, we'll not do it."

"I'll do it if you'll do it"

Regards,

Dave

Spain
  

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Your sentences are correct, but a more natural way of saying them: If you won't do it, neither will I. I'll do that if you will.

— Philip

  • Your sentences are correct, but a more natural way of saying them: If you won't do it, neither will I.
  • I'll do that if you will.
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Your sentences are correct, but a more natural way of saying them:

If you won't do it, neither will I.

I'll do that if you will.
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Thanks Philip.

What do you think to these sentences?

"What shall we do, if she DOESN'T agree to have the operation".

""What shall we do, if she WON'T agree to have the operation".

Dave (it's so hot today that I can't really think straight)

Spain
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Dear Philip,

How about this one? "I'll do it if you do it." (first conditional-real possibillities)

Thanks

Iman
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Both of them are fine (although in the U.S. we would would say "will" instead of "shall"). The second sentence makes it sound as if there was a greater attempt to persuade her.
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Hi.

I agree with Imantaghavi.

We do not normally use will in if clause. It is better to say;

I will do it if you do it.

I won't do it if you don't do it.

Cheers
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Thank you hrsaneie very much,
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hrsaneiWe do not normally use will in if clause.
Normally, yes, but one exception is when you have a 'bargaining' or 'reciprocal benefit' situation.

The basic idea is "I do this for you. You do this for me." So this is OK:

If you'll lend me $10, I'll pay you back next Tuesday.

And the usual form is also OK, of course:
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