7 votes 7 votes If I were you, I ________ that laptop. It’s much too expensive. Won’t buy Shan’t buy Wouldn’t buy Would buy Verbal Aptitude gate2016-ce-2 verbal-aptitude english-grammar most-appropriate-word + – makhdoom ghaya asked Jan 25, 2017 retagged Apr 6, 2018 by Subarna Das makhdoom ghaya 3.2k views answer comment Share Follow See all 6 Comments See all 6 6 Comments reply Manu Thakur commented Dec 13, 2017 reply Follow Share In the first blank, we can either use " would buy" or "wouldn't buy" as the second statement has negative charge we will use " wouldn't buy". 3 votes 3 votes Rupendra Choudhary commented Jan 26, 2018 reply Follow Share Similar case. https://gateoverflow.in/1563/gate2013-59 0 votes 0 votes srestha commented Jan 26, 2018 reply Follow Share A) and C) both could be answer right? 0 votes 0 votes Rupendra Choudhary commented Jan 26, 2018 reply Follow Share No as per my knowledge C must be the answer. our first part is in past tense(although imaginary but 'were' used so past tense) and would is a past tense form of will , so would must be used. 1 votes 1 votes Manu Thakur commented Jan 26, 2018 reply Follow Share would buy or wouldn't buy. but as last sentence has negative charge so it will be wouldn't, anyway won't is not correct option at all. 0 votes 0 votes Rupendra Choudhary commented Jan 26, 2018 reply Follow Share Yes manu 'wouldn't'.Your reasoning is correct.We were talking about 'will not' vs 'wouldn't'. 0 votes 0 votes Please log in or register to add a comment.
Best answer 5 votes 5 votes If I were you, I wouldn't buy that laptop. It’s much too expensive . you can visit this site for more knowledge about conditional sentence.http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-conditionals.php Akash Verma 1 answered Nov 14, 2017 selected Dec 13, 2017 by Manu Thakur Akash Verma 1 comment Share Follow See 1 comment See all 1 1 comment reply srestha commented Sep 23, 2019 reply Follow Share "Won't" is the short form of "will not". 'Wouldn't" is the short form of "would not" and would is the past form of will. Won't and wouldn't are very common and informal in use, whereas will not and would not are usually formal 2 votes 2 votes Please log in or register to add a comment.
2 votes 2 votes If I were you, I wouldn't buy that laptop. It’s much too expensive option C. sudsho answered Jan 25, 2017 sudsho comment Share Follow See all 0 reply Please log in or register to add a comment.
0 votes 0 votes wouldn't buy sagarika bisi answered Feb 6, 2017 sagarika bisi comment Share Follow See all 0 reply Please log in or register to add a comment.
0 votes 0 votes If I were you, I $\text{wouldn't buy}$ that laptop. Subarna Das answered Apr 6, 2018 Subarna Das comment Share Follow See all 0 reply Please log in or register to add a comment.