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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Would vs. Will
Hello,
Are both of the following statements grammatically correct?
1. If I encounter a difficult situation, I don't think I would have any problems handling it.
2. If I encounter a difficult situation, I don't think I will have any problems handling it.
I understand that in future real conditionals, we normally use will instead of would, but in the above context, is it grammatically correct to use would in the sense that I am not really certain if I would not have any problems handling the difficult situation that I might possibly face in the future?
Your help is very much appreciated.
Are both of the following statements grammatically correct?
1. If I encounter a difficult situation, I don't think I would have any problems handling it.
2. If I encounter a difficult situation, I don't think I will have any problems handling it.
I understand that in future real conditionals, we normally use will instead of would, but in the above context, is it grammatically correct to use would in the sense that I am not really certain if I would not have any problems handling the difficult situation that I might possibly face in the future?
Your help is very much appreciated.
Top answer
Anonymous 1. If I encounter a difficult situation, I don't think I would have any problems handling it. You will probably hear this from time to time but it's not standard English so you should avoid it yourself.
- Anonymous 1.
- If I encounter a difficult situation, I don't think I would have any problems handling it.
- You will probably hear this from time to time but it's not standard English so you should avoid it yourself.
- Anonymous 2.
- If I encounter a difficult situation, I don't think I will have any problems handling it.
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Anonymous1. If I encounter a difficult situation, I don't think I would have any problems handling it.You will probably hear this from time to time but it's not standard English so you should avoid it yourself.
Anonymous2. If I encounter a difficult situation, I don't think I will have any problems handling it.
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Thank you, RayH, for your response, but suppose in a job interview, I would like to tell the interviewer about what I would normally do in a certain situation, which of the following do you think is more appropriate to use? Is there a difference in meaning?
1. If I encounter a difficult situation, I don't think I will have any problems handling it.
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2. If I
1. If I encounter a difficult situation, I don't think I will have any problems handling it.
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2. If I
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There's no real difference in meaning. Which you use will depend on the context of the larger conversation and your own choice at the moment.
AnonymousBy the way, can we use will or would in an "if" clause?If you mean "If I would encounter a difficult..." and "If I will encounter a difficult..." then no, you can't.
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Thanks, RayH, for all your clarificationsx. This makes more sense to me now. Great help!
Cheers.
Cheers.
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