A student opens a Writing Sample task and types: If I had a free day, I will visit three museums. The sentence is easy to understand, yet it is out of step with itself. The first half imagines a day that does not exist. The second half promises a plan as if it were already booked. DET Prep Navigation Hub Browse all DET prep posts by skill — Listening, Reading, Vocabulary & more That mismatch is the subject of this post. Will and would are two small words that carry two different attitudes toward the future. Below, Teacher Sam gives you a working definition of each, a look at how learners from different language backgrounds tend to stumble, and two sample answers that differ mainly in their modal choices. The one-minute answer Will states a belief or decision you hold right now: a plan, a promise, or a prediction with a reason behind it. Would states a possibility inside a situation: an imagined one, a reporte...
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