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Hi,If you have an action or a situation that will become realized in the future, whether it be an immediate future or long-after future, would you always use the modal 'will' and never 'would'?Two hours later, I will/will be (never -would??) meeting him at a restaurant.Two hours...

Hi,Please tell me if these what looks to be conditionals are correct.Would you please let me know as soon as possible if you would like to attend this seminar.I think CalifJim said something like the modal 'would' is possible in the if-clause, if you meant it as a sign of politeness....

Hi again, Thank you so much again.Here,Your correction:"If John comes home about an hour later, he will be looking for me to play chess with him and when he finds out I am not there, he will be disappointed," I think. Do you have a question about this? Yes,but does it have to be...

Thank you so much again.Here,Your correction:"If John comes home about an hour later, he will be looking for me to play chess with him and when he finds out I am not there, he will be disappointed," I think. Do you have a question about this? Yes,but does it have to be "will"?...

Hi,Please tell me what additional context is needed to make the use of "would" and "could" right here?1. We are all watching in a sort of stunned silence waiting to see if we would be asked for money or if we are simply his audience.2. While I am reading it, I could not help...

Are they wrong since the modal usages lack the fundamental conditional uses of the modals 'would' and 'could'? Not sure what you're asking. The correct sequence of tenses applies to conditionals as well as to non-conditionals. 1. We are all watching in a sort of stunned...

Hi,Are they wrong since the modal usages lack the fundamental conditional uses of the modals 'would' and 'could'?1. We are all watching in a sort of stunned silence waiting to see if we would be asked for money or if we are simply his audience.No conditional element present, thus...

Thank you, again.I think I have seen Doll use this type of insertion technique to confirm the conditional nature of a sentence with the modal 'would'. Except the kind that is used for politeness, like your sentence here, would you say this is good to confirm the conditional nature of the...

Thank you. Would you say that the second set lacks proper context for their present-time usage since for the present-time uses, 'would' and 'could' have a sense of conditional -- depending on something to make the one with 'would' and 'could' to make it a reality...

Hi,Are all sentences that have if-clauses and the main clauses with the modal 'would' second conditional? I think not. Mr. Wordy wrote these sentences in his replay to a question that dealt with a quote.I would call something "a quote" or "a quotation" only if it was...