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Grammar and Linguistics > If and Will
If and Will
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*Maria*
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If and Will
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Dear colleagues!
Probably it �s quite a stupid question, but... In what case is it possible to use �will � or �would � after �if �? |
13 Jan 2012
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ueslteacher
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When you report questions. E. g. She doesn �t know if he will come tomorrow. She didn �t know if he would come the next day. BC in this case it �s not a condition: she doesn �t know what, not on what condition.
Or when there �s a connotation of volition i. e. "will/would" is used as a modal verb E. g. Come if you will. (i.e. if you want/are willing)
Sophia
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13 Jan 2012
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veronika74
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Hi.
In special cases, if the person is too stubborn, selfish or unwilling to do something. We hope he or she may change his or her mind.
If you would wait (=courtesy -would you be so kind to wait?), I will find out whether the doctor is in.
If you will have an abortion (=she insists on having an abortion), I won �t marry you.
If he will take his medicine (=he is unwilling to take it), he might recover.
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13 Jan 2012
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