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Dear Friends,Please help me clarify the following confusion.Suppose, I want to meet my friend next week and I want to tell him. In that case, which of the following would be gramattically correct?1. If I get time, I will meet you next week.2. If I get time, I would meet you next week3. If I get time, I might meet you next week4. If I get time, I will have met you next week.5. If I get time, I would have met you next week.5. If I get time, I might have met you next week.Regards,IEEE

Vorpar · Accepted Answer

#1 is correct.

"Would" in this context usually functions as a negative. "I would meet you next week, but I won't have time."

"Might" means that you aren't sure if you can meet.

"Will have" is used to indicate an order of actions. (perfect tense)

"Would have" and "Might have" are used in past tense.

CalifJim · Answer

IEEEI want to meet my friend next week ... which of the following would be gramattically correct?
1. If I get time, I will meet you next week.
2. If I get time, I would meet you next week
3. If I get time, I might meet you next week
4. If I get time, I will have met you next week.
5. If I get time, I would have met you next week.
6. If I get time, I might have met you next week.

get is present tense (If I get time), so you can't use a modal verb (will, would, might) with have, because in this context have suggests the past. Also, you can't have will have, would have, or might have (all past) with next week (future). That means 4, 5, and 6 are not possible. Also, would itself is like the past of will, so 2 is not good either.

That means only 1 or 3 are available to you as present-time statements.

But you said, "I want to meet my friend". If you say might, you are only saying that maybe you will meet your friend. That way your friend can't be sure that you will meet him at all. I don't think that's what you mean. You should eliminate 3.

So only 1 is possible.

CJ

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