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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Will vs would

I think there would be fish in the pond.

Vs.

I think there is fish in the pond.


To me, the first sentence means there is no real possibility that fish is in the pond and the second one means there is a real possibility that there is fish in the pond.


Am I correct?

  

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I think there would be fish in the pond. There is an implied conditional here. eg If we had a pond, .

— Clive

  • I think there would be fish in the pond.
  • There is an implied conditional here.
  • eg If we had a pond, .
  • .
  • Vs.
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I think there would be fish in the pond. There is an implied conditional here.

eg If we had a pond, . . .

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I think there are fish in the pond. You are using 'fish' as a plural word, so say 'are'.


To me, the first sentence means there is no real possibility that fish will be in the pond and the second one means there is a real p

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My gut feeling is that the first one need another clause to be completed. Most of sentences using the 'would' clause are for saying something that could happen if there was something.

I think there would be fish in the pond if we did not pour poison.

the second one, it is used for something that is happening or you can see...

I think there

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