On Fridays, he will / would always leave the office early and go straight to the gym. Which option is correct if this is his present habit?, will — present habit or characteristic behaviour, When she worked in Berlin, she will / would cycle to the office every morning. Which option is correct?, would — repeated past habit, Cold weather will kill certain plants. Why use 'will' here?, will — general truth, Last Tuesday, she would solve / solved the issue in five minutes. Which option is correct?, solved — one completed occasion. don't use 'would' here, The printer wouldn’t connect this morning. Is this sentence correct? What does it mean?, Yes. We can use wouldn’t for a thing that refused to work on a particular occasion., She wouldn’t explain what had happened. Is this about a habit or a particular situation?, Particular situation — refused to explain, He will keep interrupting people in meetings. What does stressed will suggest here?, Criticism of annoying present behaviour, She would bring up the same complaint every time we met. What does stressed would suggest here?, Criticism of repeated past behaviour, You will leave everything until the last minute, and then panic. What is the speaker doing?, Criticising typical behaviour with annoyance, He would always take credit for other people’s ideas. What does this mean?, Repeated past behaviour, criticised, A: I feel awful. B: Well, if you will drink three coffees after midnight, I’m not surprised. What does will mean here?, Insist on doing it, with disapproval, Don’t call her now. She’ll be in her weekly team meeting. Is will future here?, No — assumption about the present, You’ll know this already, but the deadline has moved. What does will mean here?, Assumption about present knowledge

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