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Cute572 Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

Will or Would

The first visit was assumed to be the last one. The dentist will [or would?] check my teeth, clean them smoothly and then leave my teeth alone happily.
  

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I assume this first visit was in the past. In that case, would.

  • I assume this first visit was in the past.
  • In that case, would.
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I assume this first visit was in the past. In that case, would.
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Thank you Marius Hancu!
But assumption in past wouldn't make it "will" ?
as i am assuming he will think like this.
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No.
Learn this:
I assume that this will be his last visit. [the visit will come in the future

I assumed that this would be his last visit. [the visit was to come in a future in the past

Will changes to would in the past.

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