Would and Will
Hi! Are both conversations written correctly? So is Conversation 1 past tense? Thanks, Fulvio
Conversation 1
A: What would do on Friday if you didn't have to come to school?
B: I would play games.
Conversation 2
A: What will you do on Friday if you do not have to come to school?
B: I will play games.
Top answer
Those are both OK apart from the typo (missing "you") in the first example. In the second example, in conversation, the contractions "don't" and "I'll" would normally be used. Both conversations refer to the future.
- Those are both OK apart from the typo (missing "you") in the first example.
- In the second example, in conversation, the contractions "don't" and "I'll" would normally be used.
- Both conversations refer to the future.
- "would" feels a bit more hypothetical (though of course both are talking about a hypothetical situation).
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Those are both OK apart from the typo (missing "you") in the first example. In the second example, in conversation, the contractions "don't" and "I'll" would normally be used. Both conversations refer to the future. "would" feels a bit more hypothetical (though of course both are talking about a hypothetical situation). When talking (counterfactually) about the past, we would say "What would y
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