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Why here there is the word 'would' instead of 'will'



 
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Why here there is the word 'would' instead of 'will' #1 (permalink) Mon Mar 29, 2004 13:26 pm   Why here there is the word 'would' instead of 'will'
 

Hi everybody. I don't understand why here there is the word would( instead of will)
They knew that there would be a very difficult dictation the next day.

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Would - will #2 (permalink) Mon Mar 29, 2004 15:09 pm   Would - will
 

Hi Thinker,

Your sentence refers to a situation in the past, that's why 'would' is used.

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Would - will #3 (permalink) Tue Apr 20, 2004 19:44 pm   Would - will
 

Torsten wrote:
Hi Thinker,

Your sentence refers to a situation in the past, that's why 'would' is used.

Hi Torsten! Your grammatical explanations helps me to write letter to my friends!
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Hi thinker #4 (permalink) Tue Feb 03, 2009 20:08 pm   Hi thinker
 

Hi thinker,
I think because all the events are happened in the past ,so the relevant usage is “would be”, if the sentence is in the present (e.g., they know that …) then the relevant usage will be (there will be … instead of there would be ).
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