If you go to London, would you meet him?

[MeyaN]

"If you go to London, would you meet him?". This is grammatically wrong. But using 'would' brings probabilistic connotation unlike 'will'.

But I wish to retain the probabilistic tone in my question. How?

"If you go to London, Will you, perhaps, meet him" sounds odd. Please suggest an alternative.

Thank you.

 

[ChinaDan]

"If you were to go to London, would you meet with him?"

 

[Matthew Wai]

If you go to London, will you make some time to meet him?

 

[Boris Tatarenko]

I wonder, can we say the following sentences?

"If you go to London, could you please meet up with him?"

and

"If you are in London, could you please meet up with him?"

 

[jutfrank]

I don't really understand what's being asked. I really think we need more context in order to properly advise you.

What do you mean by " retain the probabilistic tone"? Maybe you want:

If you go to London, do you think you're likely to meet him?

 

[Tdol]

You could change would to could in your original sentence.

 

[ChinaDan]

I don't really understand what's being asked. I really think we need more context in order to properly advise you.

What do you mean by " retain the probabilistic tone"?

I believe what he wants is...

You could change would to could in your original sentence.

...to avoid this. He's seeing "would" as a probability, and "could" as a possibility. He is aware of this distinction and feels that "would" more accurately expresses his intended meaning.

I think. ;-)

 

[Matthew Wai]

If 'could' is used, could it become a request?

 

[Tdol]

Possibly, but most modals can convey a variety of meanings- the context usually clears things up.