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LE HANH 2383 Posted 3 years ago
Grammar

MODAL VERB

Hi everybody,

I would like to ask about modal verbs especially about "should" and "would". I found that sometimes, I can use "should" and "would" to make a prediction, but sometimes, It is not correct to use them in predictions. Please take a look at my examples below:

I have 2 matters to ask as below:


*1ST MATTER: "SHOULD" VS "WOULD" FOR PREDICTION.

A friend of mine invite me to have dinner to his place and I ask him:
Me: What would you like me to bring?
My friend: Wine (should)/ (would)/ (will) be perfect.

Here is my opinions and what I learned from native speakers:

1. Should - > My friend know that that it will be perfect but he not sure 100%

2. Would - > The degree of certainty is higher than "should".

3. Will - > the degree of certainty is the same as "would", but "would" sounds more polite.

Are my opinions above correct?

Me: I know that mom don't like me buying these shoes. But I like them a lot. What If I buy it?
My sister: Then mom (should)/ (would)/ (will) scold you.

Similarly, can I use "should" with the same meaning as the first situation?

1. Should - > My sister know that that my mother will scold, but she is not sure 100%, she think my mother is likely to do so if I buy those shoes.

2. Would - > The degree of certainty is higher than "should".

3. Will - > the degree of certainty is the same as "would", but "would" sounds more polite.


*2ND MATTER: "WILL HAVE + PP" and " WILL HAVE +V_ING" and "WILL BE +V_ING"

My grammar book writes like this:

Future continuous, future perfect and future perfect continuous can also be used to say what we believe or image is happening around now.

Example:

1. We could ask to borrow Jim's car. He won't be using it today- he went to work by bike.

- >what is the difference if I use another modal verbs, and the most things I confused is about "should" and "would":

  • ...He won't be using it today...
    -> I firmly believe so.

  • ...He might not be using it today......
    ->I believe so, but I am not sure 100%

  • ...He couldn't be using it today...
    - > It is possible that he won't be using.

  • ...He shouldn't be using it today...
    - >Similar to wine example, I can use "shouldn't" to make a prediction (wine should be perfect) , so can I use "shouldn't" here to make a prediction as well ?

  • ...He wouldn't be using it today...
    -> Similar to wine example, I can use "would" to make a prediction (wine would be perfect) , so can I use "would" here to make a prediction as well ?

The other example from that book:

2.Most people will have forgotten the fire by now.

- > will/could/might/should/would have forgotten ...


3.Tennis fans will have been queuing at Wimbledon all day to buy tickets.

-> will/could/might/should/would have been queuing...


  

Top answer

LE HANH 2383 *1ST MATTER: "SHOULD" VS "WOULD" FOR PREDICTION. There is no prediction. These are some answers for a polite request.

  • LE HANH 2383 *1ST MATTER: "SHOULD" VS "WOULD" FOR PREDICTION.
  • There is no prediction.
  • These are some answers for a polite request.
  • A friend of mine invite s me to have dinner at to his place and I ask him: Me: What would you like me to bring?
  • ) 1) Your friend accepts your request definitely, not very politely.
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LE HANH 2383*1ST MATTER: "SHOULD" VS "WOULD" FOR PREDICTION.

There is no prediction.

These are some answers for a polite request.


A friend of mine invites me to have dinner at to his place and I ask him:
Me: What would you like me to bring?

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LE HANH 2383*2ND MATTER: "WILL HAVE + PP" and " WILL HAVE +V_ING" and "WILL BE +V_ING"

My grammar book says writes like this:

Future continuous, future perfect and future perfect continuous can also be used to say what we believe or

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https://kupdf.net/download/palmer-the-english-verbpdf_5a3be3e5e2b6f58f4de61318_pdf

page 131


You might want to take a month or two and read the whole book. Many of your questions on this forum are answered in that book.

CJ

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