Will or Would

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Cute572

#540663 Sun, 13 Jul 08 10:14 AM

The first visit was assumed to be the last one. The dentist will [or would?] check my teeth, clean them smoothly and then leave my teeth alone happily.

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Marius Hancu

#540704 Sun, 13 Jul 08 11:50 AM

I assume this first visit was in the past. In that case, would.

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Cute572

#540717 Sun, 13 Jul 08 12:37 PM

Thank you Marius Hancu!

But assumption in past wouldn't make it "will" ?

as i am assuming he will think like this.

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Marius Hancu

#540754 Sun, 13 Jul 08 02:20 PM

No.

Learn this:

I assume that this will be his last visit. [the visit will come in the future

I assumed that this would be his last visit. [the visit was to come in a future in the past

Will changes to would in the past.

Marius Hancu

Anonymous

#555412 Sat, 16 Aug 08 07:46 AM

Hi,

Many thanks, Mister Micawber

As usual, my question was incomplete.

he degree of certainty is higher if you use the word will. Would is used to indicate a more theoretical (less real) or a more tentative situation

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