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I can form so many versions with 'Let's say', how do I know what is correct and what is not?

Are these correct? What do they mean?

1. Let's say I have this car for 4 years now, would I be able to get 40% discount?
2. Let's say I have this car for 4 years now, will I be able to get 40% discount?

3. Let's say I had this car for 4 years now, would I be able to get 40% discount?
4. Let's say I had this car for 4 years now, will I be able to get 40% discount?

For the sentences above, how do I know if I should use 'have' or 'had'? What do they mean when it is 'have' and when it is 'had' ? Also, should I use 'would' or will' ? How do I know which one I should use? What does it mean when it is 'would' and when it is 'will'?

5. Let's say I have had this car for 4 years now, would I be able to get 40% discount?
6. Let's say I have had this car for 4 years now, will I be able to get 40% discount?
Do I use 'would' or 'will' for #5 and #6? What do they mean when it is 'will' and when it is 'would' ? Also, I have 'have had' here, how does that compared to #1 and #3 in terms of meaning? How do I know which one to use? 'Have had' Or Just 'Have' or ' Had' ?

7. Let's say I had had this car for 4 years , would I be able to get 40% discount?
8. Let's say I had had this car for 4 years , will I be able to get 40% discount?

Do you guys have some webpages where I can read about this?

Thank you very much.

Maverick88 · Accepted Answer

Very interesting. I wonder if 'let's say' acts the same as a simple conditinal with 'if'.

Pieanne · Answer

More like "imagine"

By the way, I don't think sentences 1,2,3,4 are correct, because you want "have had" after "for"
I haven't read the post quite attentively yet, so I'll get back to you in a few minutes.

Pieanne · Answer

1. Let's say I have this car for 4 years now, would I be able to get 40% discount?
2. Let's say I have this car for 4 years now, will I be able to get 40% discount?

In both cases you want "have had"
Then I'd say either" could I get" or "will I be able to get"/"can I"
And I'd change the comma into a semi-colon or a period.
"Let's say I've had this car for 4 years now; could I get 40% discount on it?"

But anyway, what exactly do you mean? I can't imagine any situation when you would say this...

Jack112 · Answer

But anyway, what exactly do you mean? I can't imagine any situation when you would say this...

Sorry for the lack of information. I meant insurance.

Are these correct? What do they mean?
1. Let's say he finds the key to his car; would we able to go to the beach?
2. Let's say he finds the key to his car; will we able to go to the beach?

This sounds odd with 'found'? How come?
3. Let's say he found the key to his car; would we able to go to the beach?
4. Let's say he found the key to his car; will we able to go to the beach?

What does the questions above mean when I use 'would' and when I use 'will' ?

For these questions below, what do they mean when I use 'bought' vesus 'buy'? And what do they mean when I use 'would' versus 'will' ?
5. Let's say I bought another car for $30, 000; would that affect my insurance significantly?
6. Let's say I bought another car for $30, 000; will that affect my insurance significantly?

7. Let's say I buy another car for $30, 000; would that affect my insurance significantly?
8. Let's say I buy another car for $30, 000; will that affect my insurance significantly?

Thanks.

Pieanne · Answer

Sorry, but don't you mean "lose" the keys?

Jack112 · Answer

Sorry, but don't you mean "lose" the keys

I mean 'finds' . Do we have enough time to go to the beach when he finds his key to the car?

If you get this now, could you help me out with my post above?

Thanks.

Pieanne · Answer

OK, I get it!
The point is, with "let's say", the sentence doesn't mean anything!

Here you need "if", and then it makes sense:
if he finds his car keys, will we have the time etc...

"let's say" is "for example"

Maybe you want to review your sentences?

Jack112 · Answer

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001. Let's say you are in a van and you run outside quickly to pick up something thinking that your buddy 01b00would02b00 have the key to the car. So you just leave it in the van and run out quickly. At the same time your buddy needs to get something too, so he runs out swiftly leaving the key in the van thinking that you 01b00would02b00 have the key. (I used 'would' here, what does it mean compared to #2?) 02br
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002. Let's say you are in a van and you run outside quickly to pick up something thinking that your buddy 01b00will02b00 have the key to the car. So you just leave it in the van and run out quickly. At the same time your buddy needs to get something too, so he runs out swiftly leaving the key in the van thinking that you 01b00will 02b00 have the key. (What does this mean?) 02br
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003. Let's say you are in a van and you run outside quickly to pick up something thinking that your buddy 01b00has02b00 the key to the car. So you just leave it in the van and run out quickly. At the same time your buddy needs to get something too, so he runs out swiftly leaving the key in the van thinking that you 01b00have02b00 the key. (What does this passage mean? I didn't use 'would' or 'will' ?) 02br
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