so that you [WILL] have a lot of money in the future SENTENCE: You should work hard so that you [WILL] have a lot of money in the future. QUESTION: Is [WILL] optional in the above sentence? If so, is the sentence better with it?

[PROBABLY COULD HAVE MOVED]/[MIGHT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MOVE] CONTEXT: There are two boxers in the ring. One hits the other on the chin. They continue to fight until the end of the round. The round ends. Each boxer heads toward his own corner. The conversation below takes place in the corner of the boxer that's been hit on the chin by the other boxer. DIALOG: Coach: "You'd better start moving faster if you don't want to lose." Boxer: "I [PROBABLY COULD HAVE MOVED]/[MIGHT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MOVE] much faster in the next round if he hadn't punched me on the chin. I need a rest, and I'll have to spend the next round in defense mode." QUESTION: If I want to express a lesser degree of certainty than is encoded in [COULD HAVE MOVED] and [WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MOVE], do the tenses in capital letters work in the given context?

WOULD EXPECT SENTENCES: 1. If I had insulted my boss yesterday, I [WOULD EXPECT] to be fired by tomorrow. But I didn't insult my boss yesterday, so I don't expect to be fired by tomorrow. 2. If we hadn't gotten a flat tire 10 minutes ago, we [WOULD EXPECT] to arrive in London before 6:00. But we got a flat tire 10 minutes ago, so we don't expect to arrive in London before 6:00 QUESTION: Does [WOULD EXPECT] work in my two sentences?

would be likely/unlikely to do something SENTENCES: 1. If she [HADN'T DECIDED] yesterday that she would stay at home until the end of the week, she [WOULD BE LIKELY TO COME] here tomorrow. 2. If you [HAD INSULTED] your boss yesterday, you [WOULD BE UNLIKELY TO GET] a promotion next month. QUESTION: Do the tenses in capital letters work in my sentences?

"WOULD HAVE ARRIVED" for an impossible future event CONTEXT: The speaker and his/her companion didn't get a flat tire while crossing a dangerous section of the road, they are now further down the road and there's no reason to expect that they will not arrive in London around 6:30. The speaker says the sentences below at 6:00. SENTENCES: 1. If we had gotten a flat tire, we [WOULDN'T ARRIVE] in London around 6:30. Rather, we [WOULD HAVE ARRIVED] around 8:00. 2. If we had gotten a flat tire, we [WOULD HAVE ARRIVED] in London around 8:00. As it is, we will arrive around 6:30. QUESTION: Do the tenses in captial letters work in my sentences?

[WOULD HAVE MET] vs. [COULD HAVE MET] vs. [WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MEET] SENTENCES: 1. You're out of luck, aren't you? If he hadn't bought the ticket to New York yesterday, and weren't going to leave tonight, you [WOULD HAVE MET] him tomorrow. 2. You're out of luck, aren't you? If he hadn't bought the ticket to New York yesterday, and weren't going to leave tonight, you [COULD HAVE MET] him tomorrow. 3. You're out of luck, aren't you? If he hadn't bought the ticket to New York yesterday, and weren't going to leave tonight, you [WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MEET] him tomorrow. QUESTION: Do the tenses in capital letters work in the sentences above? Thanks in advance for any comments!

[WOULD SURVIVE] vs. [WOULD HAVE SURVIVED] SENTENCES: 1. If the train were to crash at a moderate speed, there would be some passengers who [WOULD SURVIVE] the crash. 2. If the train were to crash at a moderate speed, there would be some passengers who [WOULD HAVE SURVIVED] the crash. QUESTION: A British English speaker said that the sentences were wordy but fine. She also told me that the tenses in capital letters were correct. Could anyone please explain what the difference is between the two sentences? Why would one choose [WOULD SURVIVE] instead of [WOULD HAVE SURVIVED]?

than you [HAD] had as a trainee. SENTENCE: My expectation, if this employer speaks American English, would be that during a "training period," you would be a paid employee of the organization. If you did prove suitable, however, the training period would end with at least a small raise and an actual job title (e.g., 'account representative,' rather than 'trainee.'), and at least a little more job security than you [HAD] had as a trainee. QUESTION: Would it be correct to use the [HAD]?

Could anyone please tell me if my sentence is correct? Thanks. SENTENCE: He [WAS DRIVING] at high speed when the brakes of his car [FAILED]. If he [HAD NOT BEEN DRIVING] at high speed, he [WOULD HAVE SURVIVED] even though he [CRASHED] into the other car. QUESTION: Are the tenses in capital letters correct? Is my sentence grammatically correct?