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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Use will or would?

If somebody asks you to do something such as:"Go do your homework.", can I reply with:"That would be tedious to do."
Can the if clause meaning be used with "would" here?
  

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Anonymous Can the if clause meaning be used with "would" here? If I understand your question, yes. You can use 'would' in a main clause even if the accompanying if -clause is not explicitly stated.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous Can the if clause meaning be used with "would" here?
  • If I understand your question, yes.
  • You can use 'would' in a main clause even if the accompanying if -clause is not explicitly stated.
  • CJ
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AnonymousCan the if clause meaning be used with "would" here?
If I understand your question, yes. You can use 'would' in a main clause even if the accompanying if-clause is not explicitly stated.

CJ
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So it's the same as saying:"If I did my homework, it would be tedious". This works with somebody telling me to do my homework in the present?
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Person A: "Go do your homework.",
Person B:: "That would be tedious to do."

Here's a little comment about style.


A is using casual, informal English.
B is speaking more formally than A.
So, these styles don't match well, (
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Anonymous So it's the same as saying:"If I did my homework, it would be tedious". This works with somebody telling me to do my homework in the present?
Yes. 'would' is very commonly used this way, without the if part.

The following are all about situations in the present — more accurately the imagined present or future.

That would
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