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Modals and conditionals

Questions answered

  • Afreen in India asks, 'what is the difference between 'can' and 'could'?

  • Catherine explains the difference

  • Why do we' wish you a merry Christmas', but 'hope you get well soon'?

  • Catherine Walter explains that you can't always use these two words in the same way

  • Find out which form is more colloquial: 'if I was' or 'if I were'

  • Is it correct to say 'Hadn't it been for...'?

  • Why don't all 'if' sentences follow the normal conditional sentence patterns?

  • You must read Roger Woodham's explanation of these two uses of 'must'

  • Do you know the difference between 'must' and 'have to'?

  • Susan Fearn explains the difference between these easily confused forms

  • Elodie Carpentier from France wonders when to use 'needn't have' and didn't need to'

  • Katinka Raupenstein from Germany thinks there might be slight differences between these words

  • Roger explains how to make polite requests using 'would you ...' and 'could you ...'

  • Can you sometimes use 'should' instead of 'if'?

  • Should, shouldn't, don't + have to

    Amy Lightfoot answers a question from Jun in Korea about different uses of 'have to'

  • George Pickering explains how to refer to the past with these modal verbs

  • You really should learn about the differences between 'should', 'would' and 'could'

  • Hani Al-Shoulah from Saudi Arabia wants to talk about regrets and mistakes in the past

  • Roger Woodham explains why some conditional sentences don't use 'will' or 'would'

  • Elena from Russia is puzzled by the third conditional

  • Roger Woodham presents some alternatives to 'if'

  • Julie from Belgium asks if this is correct: 'Did you used to play tennis?'

  • Is it ever possible to say 'If you will do something'?

  • Supposing you're not sure about 'what if', what should you do? Read this!

  • If you're not sure about when to use 'in case', read Roger Woodham's explanation

  • Harry from Germany wonders whether it makes a difference when we use these words

  • Roger Woodham covers some of the major aspects of usage of will and shall, would and should

  • Discover five different uses of 'would'

  • Definite plans vs. slight possibilities

  • Roger Woodham discusses these slightly unusual uses of 'will' and 'would'

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