Correct Use of WILL and WOULD | What's the Difference? | Modal Verbs in English Grammar
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- Learn how to use the modal verbs WILL and WOULD correctly in this lesson. Also see - MOST COMMON MISTAKES IN ENGLISH & HOW TO AVOID THEM: • 50 MOST COMMON MISTAKE...
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‘Will’ and ‘would’. These two verbs cause a lot of confusion for English learners. So, in this video, I’m going to clear up that confusion for you. I will teach you the difference between these two modal verbs, and I’ll show you how to use them correctly without making mistakes. As always, there is a quiz at the end to test your understanding. Alright, there are three main differences between ‘will’ and ‘would’. Let’s start with the most basic use of the two verbs. We use the verb ‘will’ to talk about the future. One very common use is to make a prediction, or say what we expect to happen in the future. Take this sentence: We will be in Hong Kong by 8 pm tomorrow. That means, we are traveling to Hong Kong and I expect that if our flight is on time, we will be there by 8 o’ clock tomorrow night. This next sentence also talks about the future but it’s a little different. I’m not hungry, so I will just have an orange juice. Imagine that you’re sitting in a restaurant with a friend and you say this. Here, you’re not talking about the distant future, you’re talking about the immediate future. In other words, here ‘will’ is used to express a decision that you have made. We also use ‘will’ to make a promise to someone: I’ll send you all the details by email. So, I’m promising to do something for you. OK, so that’s ‘will’. What about ‘would’? Well, ‘would’ is simply the past tense form of ‘will’. So imagine that we didn’t reach Hong Kong by 8 pm. Our flight was late. We only reached there at 2 in the morning. So then, we might look back at the past and say: We thought we would be in Hong Kong by 8 pm. But that didn’t happen. We often use ‘would’ when we report a past conversation - that is, we say what someone said in the past. For example: I wasn’t hungry, so I said that I would just have an orange juice. It’s the same sentence that we saw with ‘will’, but changed to the past tense. And the last sentence becomes: She said she would send me all the details by email. OK, now you know the basic use of ‘will’ and ‘would’. So let’s look at a more challenging use of these two verbs. This is the area of most confusion for people, and it is conditionals. That means sentences where you have a condition and a result. For example: If it rains tomorrow, I’ll bring my umbrella. That’s pretty easy. You see that I’m talking about something I will do in the future (“I’ll bring my umbrella”), but only on one condition - “if it rains.” Here’s another one: If Jared stops playing video games, his grades will improve. What do you understand by that? Well, it means that Jared probably spends a lot of time playing video games, so his grades are not very good. But if he stops playing video games, then he can spend more time studying, and we expect that his grades will improve. In both of these sentences, we’ve used ‘will’. And that is because both of these are real situations (these are both possible). This type of sentence is called the first conditional. But sometimes, we want to talk about imaginary or unreal situations. For example: If I had wings, I would fly all over the world. Obviously, this is not possible. I can’t grow wings, so all I’m doing is I’m using my imagination. Notice that we have used the past tense throughout this sentence - ‘If I had wings,’ - ‘I would fly’. We’re not talking about the past, but this past tense, including ‘would’, just shows that this is not real - it’s imaginary. Now, let’s go back to Jared and his video game addiction. What if I said: If Jared stopped playing video games, his grades would improve. It’s similar to the sentence with ‘will’, but using the past tense (with ‘would’) just shows that I don’t think this is possible. Jared is not going to stop, he’s just going to keep playing video games, and his grades are never going to improve. Remember, with ‘will’ it’s possible, with ‘would’ it’s not possible, it’s imaginary. And this type of sentence is called the second conditional. But there’s one more - the third conditional. This is used to talk about past conditions. Imagine that Jared had his exam, and as we expected, his grades were poor. So then we can say: If Jared had stopped playing video games, his grades would have improved. So here, we’re talking about a condition in the past. Notice that we say ‘had stopped’ (this is the past perfect tense) in the condition, and we use ‘would have’ in the result.
Some explanations:
(A) Regarding #7: It's a 2nd conditional sentence. Notice that the second part of the sentence has 'could'. It means that we are trying to find a bigger apartment, but we are not able to find one. Compare these two sentences:
1. "We will move to a bigger apartment if we can find one." - means I think it's possible to find a bigger apartment
2. "We would move to a bigger apartment if we could find one." - means we tried but failed, so I don't think it is possible
(B) Regarding "Would it be OK if I left a little early tomorrow?":
At the beginning of the sentence, we use "would" because it's commonly used to show politeness. But grammatically, "would" is a past tense verb. So, to keep the tense consistent across the whole sentence, we use "left" - the past tense of "leave". If you want to use the present tense, you can say, "Is it OK if I leave early tomorrow?"
yeah I just saw this video and I thought there would be "will" .....
Learn English Lab why are we using left instead of leave in the question would it be OK if I left little early..is it the same rule applied when we use imaginary situation? If I had wings I would fly
Thank you so much. I got no. 7 wrong. I am clear now.
Sir, if it comes like this what will be the answer," if we could not find one, then we _________ move to a bigger apartment", second one" if you couldn't find your umbrella and if it rains tomorrow, then you _________ be in a big problem", what is the answer for both
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In polite expressions, shouldn't it be "leave" instead of "left" in the sentence.?. Cuz, it's in future tense.
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@@aaylakhan1383 Understood is correct.
@@aaylakhan1383 In the above sentence, Abdul is talking about the past (or a possibility) so the entire sentence needs to be framed in the past form. hence, understood and not understand. But if the sentence were, "Now that I have studied this lesson, I am finally able to understand the sentence" the form would be present and not past. So here, instead of 'understood', you will use 'understand'.
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Wonderful explanation. I was using will and would blindly. But you have made it clear with your examples, which I've jotted down in my notebook for further reference. Thank you sir
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In the quiz I made 7 correct answers and missed only one
Actually, it is by this lesson I improved my ability to differentiate between using each of them both.
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Are “could”, “would” and “should” independently used in all tenses?
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Yes, that's correct, Andrea. But it could also be a promise, depending on what the speaker has in mind :)
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Should is a past tense so
You would love it or
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Make a video on would have, could have , might have...
Have a look at these lessons:
Should have, could have, would have: goo.gl/p22n9V
May have, might have: goo.gl/3LqBVK
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If any one use "would" word
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Sir, one video should be on " conditionals" in different tenses.
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Thank you sir for this interesting lesson. I have a question: what is the difference between the second conditional and the third on the level of meaning?
The second conditional expresses imaginary situations in the present or future, the third conditional expresses imaginary conditions in the past. I discuss the difference between conditionals in detail here: goo.gl/YvhnwK :)
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What is different should, could, and would. And what is different between ought to, had better, must. Sir I need it. Thanks you so much for your teaching style.
Oh that's why it is always said "I would like to invite on the stage....."
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Sir, I didn't get 7th one, y can't we use 'will' there
Because it's the 2nd conditional - notice that the second part of the sentence has 'could'. It means that we are trying to find a bigger apartment, but we are not able to find one. Compare these two sentences:
1. "We *will* move to a bigger apartment if we *can* find one." - means it's possible to find a bigger apartment
2. "We *would* move to a bigger apartment if we *could* find one." - means we are trying but it's not possible.
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me too got the 7th one wrong. But got the solution here. Thank u sir.
i think the sentence speak of a possiblity "if we could find one."
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"I've lost two questions which are 3rd and 7th,if i dont find could,i might not be confused" am i correct
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Dear Tutor, thanks for helping me resolve some of my struggles with these two modal verbs, will/would . However, I would like you to still help use would in sentences beginning with...... I would appreciate if you ..... I would be grateful if you could....
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