Would/ Will

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Student: Please, Give me a valuable advice ,Sir.
Me: I would say that never make haste in anything, because haste always makes waste.
Could you please tell me If I say 'will' instead of 'would', then what would be the difference? I just want to confirm.

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

Student: Please give me some valuable advice, sir.
Me: Never make haste in anything, because haste always makes waste.

LeGion12359Could you please tell me If I say 'will' instead of 'would', then what would be the difference?

The native speaker would use neither, as I have indicated in my revision. Here are some native uses:

If you ask me, I will tell you the truth.— I don't know if you will ask me or not.
If you asked me, I would tell you the truth. — I don't think you will ask me, but you might.

LeGion12359 · Answer

Mister MicawberStudent: Please give me some valuable advice, sir.Me: Never make haste in anything, because haste always makes waste.

If it were a part of a name,then it would be capitalized,l ike:
Sir Isaac Newton, right?
By the way, thank you for correcting me.

Mister MicawberThe native speaker would use neither, as I have indicated in my revision. Here are some native uses:If you ask me, I will tell you the truth.— I don't know if you will ask me or not.If you asked me, I would tell you the truth. — I don't think you will ask me, but you might.

"If you ask me, I will tell you the truth", It's a first conditional sentence, as far as I know, the person must be sure about the action.
If you get first position in your exams, I will give you a present. (The speaker is quite sure that the person will get first position)
If you got first position in your exams, I would give you a present. (The speaker don't think that the person will get first position)

Mister Micawber · Answer

If you get first position in your exams, I will give you a present. (The speaker has no opinion whether the person will get first position)

If you got first position in your exams, I would give you a present. (The speaker thinks it less than likely that the person will get first position)

LeGion12359 · Answer

Mister MicawberIf you get first position in your exams, I will give you a present. (The speaker has no opinion whether the person will get first position)

First vs. Second Conditional:
The first conditional describes things that I think are likely to happen in the future, whereas the second conditional talks about things that I don't think will really happen. It's subjective; it depends on my point of view.

For example (first conditional): If she studies harder, she'll pass the exam (I think it's possible she will study harder and so she'll pass)

But (second conditional): If she studied harder, she would pass the exam (I think that she won't study harder, or it's very unlikely, and so she won't pass)
{ I took it from an authentic website of English grammar.}
What do you think of that, sir?

Mister Micawber · Answer

LeGion12359 I took it from an authentic website of English grammar.}What do you think of that, sir?

I think it is inaccurate.

LeGion12359 · Answer

Mister MicawberI think it is inaccurate.

Oh! I am confused. I don't know what to do now.
First conditionals are used for what then? If a speaker doesn't know about an outcome ,then why in the world he is applying a condition?
An excerpt from another authentic website:

First Conditional

for real possibility

If I win the lottery, I will buy a car.

We are talking about the future. We are thinking about a particular condition or situation in the future, and the result of this condition. There is a real possibility that this condition will happen. For example, it is morning. You are at home. You plan to play tennis this afternoon. But there are some clouds in the sky. Imagine that it rains. What will you do?

if	condition	result
	Present Simple	will + base verb
If	it rains,	I will stay at home.

Notice that we are thinking about a future condition. It is not raining yet. But the sky is cloudy and you think that it could rain. We use the Present Simple tense to talk about the possible future condition. We use will + base verb to talk about the possible future result. The important thing about the first conditional is that there is a real possibility that the condition will happen.

Another excerpt from another authentic website:

Future Conditionals

Future Real Conditional

FORM

[If / When ... Simple Present ..., ... Simple Future ...]
[... Simple Future ... if / when ... Simple Present ...]
Notice that there is no future in the if- or when-clause.

USE

The Future Real Conditional describes what you think you will do in a specific situation in the future. It is different from other Real Conditional forms because, unlike the present or the past, you do not know what will happen in the future. Although this form is called "real", you are usually imagining or guessing about the future. It is called "real" because it is still possible that the action might occur in the future.

I am curious to know about how can all this be inaccurate?

Mister Micawber · Answer

LeGion12359 I don't know what to do now.

Use the amended guidelines I gave you above.

LeGion12359First Conditionalfor real possibility... There is a real possibility that this condition will happen.

It is possible, that is all; we have no idea whether it will in fact happen.

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