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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Please check my sentence
It would hurt for a couple of days for sure.. Im confused with the correct usage of would or will this time
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It depends on the context: 1. In a present context (predicting the future): I went to the doctor and he scheduled some minor surgery which I will have next week. I know it will hurt for for a couple of days for sure.
- It depends on the context: 1.
- In a present context (predicting the future): I went to the doctor and he scheduled some minor surgery which I will have next week.
- I know it will hurt for for a couple of days for sure.
- 2.
- Present context, reported speech: I went to the doctor and he scheduled some minor surgery which I will have next week.
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It depends on the context:
1. In a present context (predicting the future):
I went to the doctor and he scheduled some minor surgery which I will have next week. I know it will hurt for for a couple of days for sure.
2. Present context, reported speech:
I went to the doctor and he scheduled some minor surgery which I will have next week. He said it would hurt for
1. In a present context (predicting the future):
I went to the doctor and he scheduled some minor surgery which I will have next week. I know it will hurt for for a couple of days for sure.
2. Present context, reported speech:
I went to the doctor and he scheduled some minor surgery which I will have next week. He said it would hurt for
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Anonymouswould or willIt depends. If it's something that is happening before you, for example, someone is about to get an injection, use 'will'.
If it's something that happened in the past, for example, you got an injection after that, your arm hurt for a couple of days, use 'would'.
If it's something that is not necessarily going to happen at all, b
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Depends if the hurt has happened yet.
If I try to climb a fence and hurt myself, I would say "this 'will' hurt for a couple of days" as I look at the damage.
If did a risk assessment before my hypothetical self injury, then I would have said "this [injury] 'would' hurt for a couple of days".
'Will' suggests inevitability. If you hurt yourself, then several days of pain w
If I try to climb a fence and hurt myself, I would say "this 'will' hurt for a couple of days" as I look at the damage.
If did a risk assessment before my hypothetical self injury, then I would have said "this [injury] 'would' hurt for a couple of days".
'Will' suggests inevitability. If you hurt yourself, then several days of pain w
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