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Would help or will help?
Most of the times, the source of the confusion is the perception that “would” is always used as the past form of the auxiliary verb “will”. Yes, “would” is the past form of “will”, but it has various other uses too, which have nothing to do with the fact that would is the past form of “will”.
Would you mind if grammar?
We use the phrases would you mind + -ing form, and do you mind + -ing form to ask people politely to do things. When we ask for permission politely, we can use would you mind if I + past or do you mind if I + present: Would you mind if I turned on this light?
Would uses in English grammar?
We use would as the past of will, to describe past beliefs about the future: I thought we would be late, so we would have to take the train.
Is “I don’t think it would help if we did it” correct?
But even in a real situation, “I don’t think it would help if we did it” can be correct; future actions are always somewhat hypothetical, so either statement can work. 8 clever moves when you have $1,000 in the bank.
What is the correct form of I don’t think?
Generally the form is [expression of negative opinion using negative grammar] + “I don’t think”. For example: I didn’t sleep very well, I don’t think. => I think I slept poorly. I won’t get there very early, I don’t think. => I think I will arrive late.
Is it correct to say I don’t think or dothink?
I thought about it and realised that this is idiomatic usage and that despite saying “I don’t think” you are actually expressing what you dothink. Generally the form is [expression of negative opinion using negative grammar] + “I don’t think”. For example:
Is it grammatically correct to say I don’t think X?
However, I suggest one avoid “I don’t think x ” constructions in formal writing or speaking. A more-diffuse discussion of negative raising appears at englishpage.com. Neither sentence is incorrect. If you say “I don’t think you love your father”, then you imply that you do not know whether or not I love my father.