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We use would to talk about hypotheses, about something which is possible but not real: to talk about the result or effect of a possible situation: It would be very ... as it would be. star. see definition of as it would be. Font size. X. Aa. Aa. Aa. Aa. Aa. show. all, conjunction. as in as if; as in as though. prev next. as it were ... When asking something to somebody, is it natural to say "it would be great if you can do ... Or should the tense match like "it would be great if you could do this."? Jul 14, 2012 ... Which one of the following is grammatically correct? It would be better if you drink all the water. It would be better if you drank all the water.	No, it could be a million things. Regrettably, it could be as much as 20 percent stateside. On the surface, or it could be instructions to a violent extremist. And it could be like a friendship thing. Hairy Fairy. I think it could be romantic. Maybe it could be our guy. And with your travel, it could be anything. But think about what it could be.

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We use would to talk about hypotheses, about something which is possible but not real: to talk about the result or effect of a possible situation: It would be very ...
as it would be. star. see definition of as it would be. Font size. X. Aa. Aa. Aa. Aa. Aa. show. all, conjunction. as in as if; as in as though. prev next. as it were ...
When asking something to somebody, is it natural to say "it would be great if you can do ... Or should the tense match like "it would be great if you could do this."?
Jul 14, 2012 ... Which one of the following is grammatically correct? It would be better if you drink all the water. It would be better if you drank all the water.