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Reegis Posted 9 years ago
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She's very superstitious and won't even leave her house on Friday the 13th.
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What does the future simple tense in the sentence below suggest? One specific event or a habit of her? Is it correct?
1) She's very superstitious and won't even leave her house on Friday the 13th.
On the one hand we have the future simple tense which suggests that she is not going to leave her house on one specific Friday, but on the other hand we know that she is superstitious, so she probably regularly does not leave her house on all Fridays the 13th - but if this is the case, then I would use the present simple:
2) She's very superstitious and don't even leave her house on Friday the 13th.
What does the future simple tense in the sentence below suggest? One specific event or a habit of her? Is it correct?
1) She's very superstitious and won't even leave her house on Friday the 13th.
On the one hand we have the future simple tense which suggests that she is not going to leave her house on one specific Friday, but on the other hand we know that she is superstitious, so she probably regularly does not leave her house on all Fridays the 13th - but if this is the case, then I would use the present simple:
2) She's very superstitious and don't even leave her house on Friday the 13th.
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Reegis and won't even leave her house (always) refuses to leave her house This is a special use of "won't" (and "wouldn't") that means "refuses to" (or "refused to"). No matter how much you beg her to go shopping with you, she won't go. One oddity about this expression is that it can be applied to inanimate objects.
- Reegis and won't even leave her house (always) refuses to leave her house This is a special use of "won't" (and "wouldn't") that means "refuses to" (or "refused to").
- No matter how much you beg her to go shopping with you, she won't go.
- One oddity about this expression is that it can be applied to inanimate objects.
- I've been trying to open this bottle for 10 minutes.
- It just won't open.
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Reegisand won't even leave her house(always) refuses to leave her house
This is a special use of "won't" (and "wouldn't") that means "refuses to" (or "refused to").
No matter how much you beg her to go shopping with you, she won't go.
One oddity about this expression is that it can be applied to inanimate objects.
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CalifJimThis is a special use of "won't" (and "wouldn't") that means "refuses to" / "refused to".Just to make sure - do both "won't" and "wouldn't" mean exactly the same in this context?
CalifJimdon't doesn'tYeah, I have no idea what I was thinking about when I was writing this... Thanks:)
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Reegis do both "won't" and "wouldn't" mean exactly the same in this context?They're present and past.
The car won't start. ('refuses' to start now)
The car wouldn't start. ('refused' to start then)
CJ
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