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- 28-Mar-2013, 17:02 #1
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Without you, I would/might be late for school. 1. Without you, I would be late for school.
2. Without you, I might be late for school.
Do the both sound natural ?Last edited by wotcha; 28-Mar-2013 at 17:10.
- 28-Mar-2013, 17:04 #2
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Re: Without you, I would/might be late for school. Context is important. Please provide enough for us to be able to deal effectively with your question.
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- 28-Mar-2013, 20:39 #3
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Re: Without you, I would/might be late for school. 
- that is, they mean different things: 'might be' -> possible lateness; 'would be' -> certain lateness 
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PS And you'd say them as you were getting into the car. If you were talking about a lift in the past, it would be 'would/might have been' (again, depending on certainty/possibility.Last edited by BobK; 28-Mar-2013 at 20:44. Reason: Added PS
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