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Haz Rozhan Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Will vs Would

Will you stay if you know about my past?

Would you stay if you knew about my past?

Are both of the sentences correct? what are the differences?
  

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Hello, Haz Rozhan—and welcome to English Forums. Haz Rozhan Are both of the sentences correct? Yes.

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  • Hello, Haz Rozhan—and welcome to English Forums.
  • Haz Rozhan Are both of the sentences correct?
  • Yes.
  • Haz Rozhan what are the differences?
  • The second is less sure about the response.
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Hello, Haz Rozhan—and welcome to English Forums.
Haz RozhanAre both of the sentences correct?
Yes.
Haz Rozhanwhat are the differences?
The second is less sure about the response.
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Mister MicawberHello, Haz Rozhan—and welcome to English Forums
danke schon.
Mister MicawberThe second is less sure about the response.
The second seems like a hypothesis, meaning that it won't happen in the future?
while the first one seems like a question?
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Haz RozhanThe second seems like a hypothesis, meaning that it won't happen in the future?while the first one seems like a question?
I wouldn't go quite that far in divergence, but you certainly have the right idea. The first is more confident of the probability of the future exchange of actions.
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