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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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tense difference

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00Please tell me how the tenses 'would' and 'will' change the context for the following.02br
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00After every man answered, my pastor prayed that God 01u00would/will02u00 be merciful and take the life of ... 02br
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00Is the only difference is that if used 'will' the event God should be merciful for shouldn't have happened yet but if used 'would', the event should have happened? 0-
  

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02br 00Presumably, *** is always merciful. will02i 00'). 0-

  • 02br 00Presumably, *** is always merciful.
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00Presumably, *** is always merciful. Therefore, 01u00you have the choice02u00 of regressing the verb ('01i00prayed that...would02i00'-- past of 01i00will02i00) or keeping it in the same tense ('01i00prayed that...will02i00'). They have the same meaning.0-

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