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Pooyan Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

usage of "would"

Hello,

I found this in an article online:

"I can't believe someone would get away with that"

Wondering if "will" sounds better than "would" in the above sentence or not, since it starts with "I can't believe" which is in present tense.

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Pooyan I wonder if "will" sounds better than "would" in the above sentence or not, since it starts with "I can't believe" which is in present tense. No; it is a wonderment about a possibility of a future action. 'Would' is not past of 'will'.

— Mister Micawber

  • Pooyan I wonder if "will" sounds better than "would" in the above sentence or not, since it starts with "I can't believe" which is in present tense.
  • No; it is a wonderment about a possibility of a future action.
  • 'Would' is not past of 'will'.
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Pooyan I wonder if "will" sounds better than "would" in the above sentence or not, since it starts with "I can't believe" which is in present tense.
No; it is a wonderment about a possibility of a future action. 'Would' is not past of 'will'.
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Thanks for your reply.

but how come

"I'm afraid my account would be closed after the incident"

is not a wonderment about a possibility of a future action
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PooyanI'm afraid my account would be closed after the incident"is not a wonderment about a possibility of a future action
But it is.
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I was asking regarding this thread:
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