Hasibul Alam Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

What is the differnece?

I found an institution.

I would found an institution.

  

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Are you talking about the verb 'to find' or 'to found'? Presumably the latter. Assuming you are founding a new institution, the first is the present tense (which I can't really see being used in any situation) while the second is conditional.

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Are you talking about the verb 'to find' or 'to found'? Presumably the latter.

Assuming you are founding a new institution, the first is the present tense (which I can't really see being used in any situation) while the second is conditional. For example, 'IF I had a lot of money, I WOULD found an institution.'

Given that 'I found an institution' is unlikely to be used as it's a