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Ryswat Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
"Would" with reference to the future
Hello!
I wonder, whether it is possible to use "would" in sentences that denote future events?
Something like this:
1) "if the weather is fine tomorrow, I would go for a picnic"
or just:
2) "I would go there tomorrow"
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ryswat I wonde r w hether it is possible to use "would" in sentences that denote future events? events . Yes, but the accompanying if -clause should be in the past.
- ryswat I wonde r w hether it is possible to use "would" in sentences that denote future events?
- events .
- Yes, but the accompanying if -clause should be in the past.
- In other words, these are second conditionals.
- Such statements are tentative or hypothetical.
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ryswatI wonder whether it is possible to use "would" in sentences that denote futureevents?events.
Yes, but the accompanying if-clause should be in the past. In other words, these are second conditionals. Such statements are tentative or hypothetical.
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