elizuaa
26 ago 2014

  • Inglese (Stati Uniti)

"I will say" is a phrase expressing an action in the future. Its something that you are going to do but haven't yet.

For example, "I will say hello to them."
In this sentence I'm talking about something I will do in the future but have not done yet.

"I would say" is subjective. It expresses a thought of something you may or may not do or might do in a certain situation.

For example, "If I were Nina, I would say thank you."
I'm saying that if I were in the place of Nina I am going to say thank you.

hitomy
27 ago 2014

  • Giapponese
I understand
Thank you so much!
hodahdk
7 nov 2019

  • Inglese (Stati Uniti) Quasi esperto
  • Persiano

you use " will" when you are sure you are going to do something. like :
i will go to london next week
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we use "would "
1. as the past tense of will, to describe past beliefs about the future
2.Imagining a situation.
3. for a request
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for example:
1. i thought they would come back home ...
2.if i were president, i would do...."
3. would you please turn the radio on?

LaremEphe
7 nov 2019

  • Inglese (Regno Unito)
  • Inglese (Stati Uniti) Quasi esperto

• I will say - future tense, expresses action that is yet to happen and mostly likely inevitable to occur

• I would say - subjunctive mood, expresses an idea that is either imaginary, wished for or possible to happen that has not yet been made real

in context, it is oftentimes used to show something that is wished for, such as if someone asked you your opinion on something:

“What do you think of this panini?”
“I like the way it’s been toasted until it’s crunchy, however, I would say you could add more vegetables inside it”.

LaremEphe
7 nov 2019

  • Inglese (Regno Unito)
  • Inglese (Stati Uniti) Quasi esperto

@elizuaa What do you mean that ‘I would say’ is subjective? That doesn’t make a lot of sense to me.

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ChingameUnCaballo
7 nov 2019

  • Inglese (Stati Uniti)
  • Coreano Quasi esperto

@hitomy “I will say” is future tense “I will say we need more paper at the next meeting” “I would say” is a supposition for example, “I would say this if I were you, but I am not” does this make sense ? 😊

AfraidAvocadoToast
8 nov 2019

  • Inglese (Stati Uniti)

"I will say that the weather is nice today" implying a positive. on the other hand "I would say the weather is nice today" implying a negative.

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merujanhaykyants
8 nov 2019

  • Inglese (Stati Uniti)
  • Russo

@hitomy "I will say" is a straight present/future form. You can use when something related to present or maybe future. "I will say to her right now" or "I will say it when I meet her"
"I would say" is an assuming form. "I would say it to her if she were alive" "If I were you, I would say it". thanks for asking

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sunrise731
8 nov 2019

  • Inglese (Stati Uniti)

Are you talking about the difference between the contracted forms of the words? Because the meaning for 'I'll say' changes. For instance, "I can't believe we can't purchase tickets for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics anymore.' 'I'll say!' -it means to strongly agree with. (It doesn't mean it every time. Just when its only those two words) https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/...

merujanhaykyants
8 nov 2019

  • Inglese (Stati Uniti)
  • Russo

@sunrise731 yeah, I agree with you, but I was late for school that's why I didn't look deeper

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