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Whatchadoin Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Will/would

What will you do if he attacks you?
What would you do if he attacked you?

Which one would be better if the other speaker was visiting someone for the first time at their house?

Thanks.
  

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Hi, 1. What will you do if he attacks you? -- It's likely that "he" will attack the listener, and maybe you want to prepare the listener for trouble.

  • Hi, 1.
  • What will you do if he attacks you?
  • -- It's likely that "he" will attack the listener, and maybe you want to prepare the listener for trouble.
  • 2.
  • What would you do if he attacked you?
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Hi,

1. What will you do if he attacks you? -- It's likely that "he" will attack the listener, and maybe

you want to prepare the listener for trouble.

2. What would you do if he attacked you? -- It's unlikely that "he" will attack the listener; nevertheless,

you wish to speculate on the idea, perhaps out of curiosity.

Regards

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