the use of "would"
You wouldn't go to the police really,would you?
Is this sentence mean you will go to the police?
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no, i don't think so, will and would have difference in meaning in some cases. for example, to talk about prediction, we use will for a predictable situation and would for a hypothetical situation. like "you will be unsafe without telling the police the truth" (= i think you're not telling the police ) and "you would be unsafe without telling the police the truth" (= i think you're telling the police ).
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意思是我想你不要告诉警察, 但因为我不知道确实的情况,所以我问你要不要报警。
在这句话可用will代替would,有同样的意思。Will强调现实的,而would强调可能性。
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no, i don't think so, will and would have difference in meaning in some cases. for example, to talk about prediction, we use will for a predictable situation and would for a hypothetical situation. like "you will be unsafe without telling the police the truth" (= i think you're not telling the police ) and "you would be unsafe without telling the police the truth" (= i think you're telling the police ).
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It means he wouldn't do it so you ask him if he really would go to police.
If you want to ask if will go you should say " You would go to police, wouldn't you".
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It's a case of using subjunctive mood, so the speaker don't expect 'you' to go to the police
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