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Hannah89 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

'would' 'could' in the subjunctive mood and the future tense

Why should we use 'would' ,'could' in the subjunctive mood and in the future tense?

It's very confusing. Please make it simple and help me understand.

for example,

- I'd love to do it.

- We could, we would.

- How could I forget you? You're the only one I know.

- If I were you, I wouldn't do that.

- I really would appreciate it.
  

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The subjunctive is used for hypothetical situations of varying possibility. - I'd love to do it. ( if you let me ) - We could, we would.

— Mister Micawber

  • The subjunctive is used for hypothetical situations of varying possibility.
  • - I'd love to do it.
  • ( if you let me ) - We could, we would.
  • ( if + condition ) - How could I forget you?
  • You're the only one I know.
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The subjunctive is used for hypothetical situations of varying possibility.

- I'd love to do it. (if you let me)

- We could, we would. (if + condition)

- How could I forget you? You're the only one I know. (It is not possible)

- If I were you, I wouldn't do that. (I am not you)

- I really would appreciate it. (if you do
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Hannah89Why should we use 'would' ,'could' in the subjunctive mood and in the future tense?
would and could, along with several other verbs, are called modal verbs. The modal verbs don't really have tenses, so you can't really use would and could (or the other modals) in the subjunctive mood or in the future tense. However, these
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