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quote user Mr Wordy I realised later that this is a rubbish explanation for why will is natural here quote OK So let s move on and tell the real reason why will is natural here see who is there see what can be donesee how it s donesee where they put the keys see whether they will give me a...

quote user Anonymous but don t have the same level of understanding as to the use of could as conditional quote That s fairly easy to explain The conditional meaning of could includes would I could go to the movie if I had enough money I would be able to go to the movie if I had enough money...

1 They began asking us several months ago if we would stay Not a conditional at all if whether we would stay is an indirect question 2 I said I would stay if I could do two shows a night looks to be a type 2 conditional unreal Yes Type 2 3 If there would be a church in this neighborhood it would...

Hi N2G Besides in indirect questions the examples previously given if will works also to indicate volition or refusal in its negative form if won t or insistence and yes it can be used at the beginning of a sentence Here are the links to some other threads where these kinds of if will were...

I know would carries many meanings My problem is sometimes I find it difficult to tell which meaning the speaker uses I think I understand its hypothetical usage and in some contexts its politeness usage Below is a post that has several woulds I have trouble interpreting I also copied a post on...

Thank you very much for your aswer Tanit expecially for the first list you provide I had not included these cases In formal emphatic conditional sentences Should you need further information please call When expressing wishes starting with may May you find what you re searching for because they...

Hi Giuseppe and welcome The structure you re referring to is called inversion Your examples fall into a singular category that of negative restrictive expression which includes other expressions such as barely scarcely hardly seldom little never under no circumstances at no time etc there are...

Hi I shall be glad to go if you will accompany me gt This use of if will is common in polite requests Will does not express conditional meaning but volition Think of If you will here as If you are kind enough to If you are willing to If you want to Opposite to that if won t expresses refusal If...

I thought that will and would future mustn t follow the word if Have I been wrong all this time That rule does not apply to indirect questions I don t know if whether will I didn t know if whether would I m not sure if whether will I wasn t sure if whether would I wonder if whether will I...

Yes I thought maybe that s what you were referring to would in an if clause is possible when the would or the entire if clause is part of a formula of politeness if you would be so kind is a typical example of if with would in a politeness phrase This formula is equivalent to please This sort of...