Would / WIll

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Are these correct? What do they mean?

1. Over time he would bump the price down. ('Would' here is used as a suggestion right?)
2. Over time he will bump the price down. (He will bump the price down for a fact?)

3. Over time he would probably bump the price down. (How does the meaning of this sentence compare with #4?)
4. Over time he will probably bump the price down. (How does the meaning of this sentence compare with #1?)

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Are these correct? What do they mean?

1. Over time he would bump the price down. ('Would' here is used as a suggestion right?)
2. Over time he will bump the price down. (He will bump the price down for a fact?)

JTT: You betcha they're correct, Jack. For #1 , we can't tell without more context, if it means a future measured from now or if it's a 'would' in the past for the future.

1. A Future:

A: I just can't afford to keep making those types of payments.

B: Don't worry. Over time I'm sure he would bump the price down for you. He's kinda stuck on you, you know?

2. A 'would' in the past for the future.

No one in Illinois thought Abraham Lincoln had any future as a politician and yet ten years later he would be President.

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3. Over time he would probably bump the price down. (How does the meaning of this sentence compare with #4?)

JTT: No real difference as regards time considerations, given that they both cover the same circumstances. only shows the speaker is a bit less sure or the speaker is softening the delivery, being more polite or deferential.

4. Over time he will probably bump the price down. (How does the meaning of this sentence compare with #1?)

JTT: Basically the differences are the same as I've described above, though there may be other reasons I haven't covered.

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