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Sundarnaz Posted 8 years ago
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Would / will , see / watch

A: You should give up smoking. It's injurious to health. You know that.

B: Allah right. But if my friends are smoking would / will I just see / watch them smoking?

I think it should be 'would', for its a hypothetical situation. Am I right?

I think it should be 'watch'; I don't know the reason. Am I right?

Thanks.

  

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Neither "would" nor "will" seems correct. If the implication is "Should I say/do nothing? ", you want "should".

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  • Neither "would" nor "will" seems correct.
  • If the implication is "Should I say/do nothing?
  • ", you want "should".
  • "watch" seems correct.
  • There seems no need to repeat "smoking".
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Neither "would" nor "will" seems correct. If the implication is "Should I say/do nothing? Should I not try to stop them smoking?", you want "should". "watch" seems correct. There seems no need to repeat "smoking".

B: All right. But if my friends are smoking, should I just watch them?

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